Welcome to Old Ripley ...

The village of Old Ripley is located in Bond County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Old Ripley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Old Ripley has a population of 99 people<2> (see below for details).

Old Ripley is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Old Ripley lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Old Ripley had an population of 99 people. This is a decrease of 8.33% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 22.05% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Old Ripley had a population of 108 people. This makes Old Ripley the county's 7th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 108 people, the population of Old Ripley decreased 14.96% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 127 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Old Ripley.

Communities near Old Ripley ...

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

• Highland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Highland is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland <5>
• Greenville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Bond County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,365 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <5>
• Staunton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
  • Staunton is located in Macoupin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,919 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Staunton <5>
• Breese
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breese
  • Breese is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,538 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breese <5>
• Aviston
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aviston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aviston
  • Aviston is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aviston <5>
• Mount Olive
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
  • Mount Olive is located in Macoupin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,911 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Olive <5>
• Benld
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benld
  • Benld is located in Macoupin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benld <5>
• Saint Jacob
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Jacob
  • Saint Jacob is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,326 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Jacob <5>
• Worden
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worden
  • Worden is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,042 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Worden <5>
• Marine
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marine
  • Marine is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 919 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marine <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 Old Ripley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Old Ripley.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Old Ripley ...

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

Adding Old Ripley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Old 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 Old Ripley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Old Ripley post office opened in 1850.

We also found Old Ripley in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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