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


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