Torch, Missouri
Torch is an unincorporated community in Ripley County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]
History
A post office called Torch was established in 1920, and remained in operation until 1954.[2] According to tradition, a local lumber mill regularly torched their scrap wood outside, hence the name Torch.[3]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Torch, Missouri
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ^ "Ripley County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
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36°32′11″N 90°40′34″W / 36.53639°N 90.67611°W
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