Hemple, Missouri

Hemple is an unincorporated community in northwestern Clinton County, Missouri[1] and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area within the United States. It is located approximately 3.5 miles southwest of Stewartsville in Dekalb County and four miles east of Easton in Buchanan County.[2]

A post office called Hemple was established in 1889, and remained in operation until 1974.[3] According to the State Historical Society of Missouri, the source of the name Hemple is obscure.[4]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hemple, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 20 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
  4. "Clinton County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 21, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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