Welcome to Rippee ...
So far, we found very little information about Rippee. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Rippee to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Rippee, please Contact Us.
Rippee was located in the Missouri Ozarks.
Rippee would have been located within present day Douglas County<2>.
The location of Rippee has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Rippee, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Rippee is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Rippee was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Rippee would have been located in the (417) area code.
Communities near Rippee ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rippee.
- Ava
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
- Ava is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,905 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ava <5>
- Mansfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Mansfield is located in Wright County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,245 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <5>
- Gainesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Gainesville is located in Ozark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesville <5>
- Norwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Norwood is located in Wright County
- Estimated population in 2015: 641 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <5>
- Gentryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentryville
- Gentryville is located in Douglas County
- Rockbridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbridge
- Rockbridge is located in Ozark County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockbridge <5>
- Almartha
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almartha
- Almartha is located in Ozark County
- Brixey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Buckhart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Drury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Rippee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rippee.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rippee. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rippee.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rippee. See our Newspapers Page for Rippee.
Adding Rippee to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Rippee in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Rippee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Rippee post office opened in 1892.
We also found Rippee on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Rippee.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Rippee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Douglas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rippee - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |