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Welcome to East Ripley ...

East Ripley is located in Chautauqua County<1>.


The location of East Ripley has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of East Ripley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1864.

A typical abbreviation for East Ripley: E. Ripley

East Ripley is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: East Ripley lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

East Ripley lies within the (716) area code.

Websites for East Ripley ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.chautauquachamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to East Ripley, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named East Ripley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named East Ripley - it's located in Ohio.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Ripley.

Communities near East Ripley ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Ripley.

  • North East
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North East have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North East
    • North East is located in Erie County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,013 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North East <4>
  • Westfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
    • Westfield is located in Chautauqua County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,962 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westfield <4>
  • Mayville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
    • Mayville is located in Chautauqua County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,565 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayville <4>
  • Brocton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brocton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brocton
    • Brocton is located in Chautauqua County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,382 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brocton <4>
  • Sherman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Cassadaga
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Panama
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panama have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama
    • Panama is located in Chautauqua County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panama <4>
  • Bemus Point
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bemus Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemus Point
    • Bemus Point is located in Chautauqua County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bemus Point <4>
  • Bournes Beach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bournes Beach
    • Bournes Beach is located in Chautauqua County
  • Freeport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
    • Freeport is located in Erie County (PA)

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 East Ripley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Ripley.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East Ripley. 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 East Ripley.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around East Ripley. See our Newspapers Page for East Ripley.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Ripley ...

Looking for more information about East Ripley? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to East Ripley, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for East Ripley.

Adding East Ripley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Ripley in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for East Ripley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the East Ripley post office opened in 1864.

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Ripley.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Ripley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Chautauqua County: www.co.chautauqua.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Chautauqua, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Ripley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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