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So far, we found very little information about Waggoner Ripple. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Waggoner Ripple to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Waggoner Ripple, please Contact Us.


Waggoner Ripple would have been located within present day Adams County<2>.


The location of Waggoner Ripple has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Waggoner Ripple, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Waggoner Ripple is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Waggoner Ripple was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel south from Waggoner Ripple, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The location where Waggoner Ripple once stood is in the (937) area code.

Communities near Waggoner Ripple ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Waggoner Ripple.

  • Maysville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • West Union
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Manchester
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
    • Manchester is located in Adams County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,958 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <5>
  • Peebles
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Aberdeen
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Vanceburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Winchester
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
    • Winchester is located in Adams County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,002 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <5>
  • Seaman
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cherry Fork
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Fork
    • Cherry Fork is located in Adams County
    • Estimated population in 2016: 155 people
  • Rarden
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rarden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rarden
    • Rarden is located in Scioto County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rarden <5>

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

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

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

Adding Waggoner Ripple to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Waggoner Ripple 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 Waggoner Ripple was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Waggoner Ripple on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Waggoner Ripple.

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.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 Waggoner Ripple, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Adams, 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 Waggoner Ripple - 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.









 

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