Welcome to Ripley ...
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.
Ripley would have been located within present day Cleveland County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Ripley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Ripley is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Ripley was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Ripley was located: 870 & 327<4>
Communities Also Named Ripley ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Ripley - they are located in Alabama, California, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (2), Maine (2), Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ripley.
Communities near Ripley ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ripley.
- Warren
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Warren is located in Bradley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,502 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <6>
- Fordyce
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fordyce have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyce
- Fordyce is located in Dallas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,589 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fordyce <6>
- Star City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Star City is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,013 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Star City <6>
- Rison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rison
- Rison is located in Cleveland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,213 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rison <6>
- Wilmar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmar
- Wilmar is located in Drew County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Kingsland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Pansy
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Annover ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Toledo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
- Toledo is located in Cleveland County
- Cornerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cornerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
- Cornerville is located in Lincoln County
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 Ripley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ripley.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of 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 Ripley.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ripley. See our Newspapers Page for Ripley.
Adding Ripley to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Ripley 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 Ripley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
X2X - From that list, the Ripley post office opened in 1891.
We also found Ripley in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ripley.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.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 Ripley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Cleveland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ripley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Ripley area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Ripley area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |