Hemenway, Missouri
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]
History
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]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hemenway, Missouri
- Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 66, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- "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.
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Riga (historical)
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