Torch is an unincorporated community in Thomas Township, Ripley County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is located in Ripley County's southeast. [1]
The community is located on Missouri Route H between Glenn to the southwest and Hemenway to the northeast. [2]
A post office called Torch was established in 1920, and remained in operation until 1954. [3] According to tradition, a local lumber mill regularly torched their scrap wood outside, hence the name Torch. [4]
36°32′11″N 90°40′34″W / 36.53639°N 90.67611°W
Torch is an unincorporated community in Thomas Township, Ripley County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is located in Ripley County's southeast. [1]
The community is located on Missouri Route H between Glenn to the southwest and Hemenway to the northeast. [2]
A post office called Torch was established in 1920, and remained in operation until 1954. [3] According to tradition, a local lumber mill regularly torched their scrap wood outside, hence the name Torch. [4]
36°32′11″N 90°40′34″W / 36.53639°N 90.67611°W