Hemenway is an unincorporated community in southeastern Ripley County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]
The community is located on Missouri Route H, 1.5 miles northeast of Torch. [2]
A post office called Hemenway was established in 1907, and remained in operation until 1920. [3] The community was named after James A. Hemenway, a legislator from Indiana, the native state of a first settler. [4] A variant name was " Riga". [5]
36°32′54″N 90°39′06″W / 36.54833°N 90.65167°W
Hemenway is an unincorporated community in southeastern Ripley County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]
The community is located on Missouri Route H, 1.5 miles northeast of Torch. [2]
A post office called Hemenway was established in 1907, and remained in operation until 1920. [3] The community was named after James A. Hemenway, a legislator from Indiana, the native state of a first settler. [4] A variant name was " Riga". [5]
36°32′54″N 90°39′06″W / 36.54833°N 90.65167°W