Welcome to South Ripley ...

South Ripley is located in Chautauqua County<1>.

The location of South 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 South Ripley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

A typical abbreviation for South Ripley: S. Ripley

South Ripley is 1,410 feet [430 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

South Ripley is within the boundaries of the (716) area code.

Websites for South Ripley ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.chautauquachamber.org/

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

Communities Also Named South Ripley ...

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

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

Communities near South Ripley ...

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

• Erie
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
  • Erie is located in Erie County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,077 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <4>
• Corry
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corry
  • Corry is located in Erie County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,180 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corry <4>
• North East
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Wesleyville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesleyville
  • Wesleyville is located in Erie County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,093 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wesleyville <4>
• Westfield
  (11 miles [17.7 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
  (11 miles [17.7 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
  (19 miles [30.6 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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
  • Sherman is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherman <4>
• Panama
  (14 miles [22.5 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>
• Wattsburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wattsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsburg
  • Wattsburg is located in Erie County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wattsburg <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Ripley ...

Looking for more information about South 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 South Ripley, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for South Ripley.

Adding South Ripley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of South 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 South Ripley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the South Ripley post office opened in 1884.

We also found South Ripley in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for South 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/