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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Ripley. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Ripley to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ripley, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Ripley (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Ripley. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Ripley is historic, it would have been located within present day Cleveland County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cleveland County: Bradley, Calhoun, Dallas, Drew, Grant, Jefferson & Lincoln.
Below are the counties that are near Ripley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ripley:
- Cleveland County (The home county of Ripley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ripley, with the one closest to Ripley listed first.
- Pansy
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pansy is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Toledo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Toledo is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
- Annover ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Annover is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annover
- Orlando
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Orlando is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Rye
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rye is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
- Rison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Edinburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Edinburg is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Edinburg
- Saline
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Saline is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
- Kingsland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Kingsland is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Staves
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Staves is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staves
- White Oak Bluff
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak Bluff is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Bluff
- Bradley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ripley, with the one closest to Ripley listed first.
- Warren
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Banks
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Banks is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Farmville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Farmville is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Lanark
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lanark is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanark
- Sumpter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sumpter is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Gravelridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gravelridge is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelridge
- Hermitage
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ripley, with the one closest to Ripley listed first.
- Tinsman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tinsman is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Thornton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Thornton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Hopeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hopeville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Harlow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Harlow is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlow
- Harrell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harrell is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Hampton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ripley, with the one closest to Ripley listed first.
- Fordyce
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ivan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ivan is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivan
- Bunn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bunn is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunn
- Drew County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ripley, with the one closest to Ripley listed first.
- Barkada
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Barkada is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkada
- Wilmar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmar is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Rose Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Hill is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Monticello
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lacey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lacey is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Grant County
- Grapevine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Grapevine is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ripley, with the one closest to Ripley listed first.
- Pinebergen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pinebergen is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebergen
- Sulphur Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Noble Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Noble Lake is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Lake
- Tamo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tamo is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamo
- Pine Bluff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Moscow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Moscow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- White Hall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Madding
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Madding is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madding
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ripley, with the one closest to Ripley listed first.
- Cornerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cornerville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
- Palmyra
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Palmyra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Star City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crigler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crigler is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crigler
- Yorktown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Yorktown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Tyro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Tyro is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Meroney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Meroney is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meroney
- Warrenton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Warrenton is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Grady
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Varner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Varner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varner
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ripley, see our County-by-County Page for Ripley.
Cemeteries Near Ripley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ripley.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Ripley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ripley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ripley, with the one closest to Ripley listed first.
- Macedonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Prosperity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cherry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Moseley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blankenship Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery #2
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Searcy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lindsey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harlow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Varnell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varnell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Varnell Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Toledo.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56642 <4>
- St. John Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (245 more) ...
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
Ripley itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ripley, with the one closest to Ripley listed first.
- McKinney ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- McKinney is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney
- Pansy
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pansy is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Rowell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rowell is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowell
- Annover ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Annover is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annover
- Toledo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Toledo is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
- Calmer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Calmer is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calmer
- Orlando
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Orlando is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Cornerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cornerville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
- New Edinburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Edinburg is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Edinburg
- Palmyra
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Palmyra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Rison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Glendale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glendale is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Kingsland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Kingsland is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Plantersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Plantersville is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
- Randall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Randall is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ripley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ripley.
Newspapers Published in Ripley ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ripley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ripley, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ripley.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Ripley:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Cleveland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradley County
- Calhoun County
- Dallas County
- Drew County
- Grant County
- Jefferson County
- Lincoln County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
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 Ripley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ripley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |