Glenn is an unincorporated community in southeastern Ripley County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

The community is located on Missouri Route H, just southwest of Torch.[2]

History

A post office called Glenn was established in 1901, and remained in operation until 1933.[3] The community has the name of Glenn Hess, the son of an early settler.[4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Glenn, Missouri
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 66, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Ripley County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2016.

36°31′49″N 90°41′03″W / 36.5303372°N 90.6842837°W / 36.5303372; -90.6842837


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.