Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Ripley is located in Pulaski County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pulaski County: Cass, Fulton, Jasper, Marshall, Starke & White.
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:
- Pulaski County (The home county of Ripley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ripley, with the one closest to Ripley listed first.
- Beardstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beardstown is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
- Denham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Denham is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham
- Winamac
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lawton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lawton is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
- Monterey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Monterey is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Star City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Medaryville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Thornhope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Thornhope is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhope
- Former names for Thornhope:
- Parisville
- Rosedale
- Thornhope has also been known as:
- Oak
- Francesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ripley, with the one closest to Ripley listed first.
- Burrows
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Burrows is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows
- Yeoman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Yeoman is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeoman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ripley, with the one closest to Ripley listed first.
- Royal Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lucerne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lucerne is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Leases Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Leases Corner is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leases Corner
- Lake Cicott
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lake Cicott is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cicott
- Verona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Verona is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Dunkirk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dunkirk is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
- Twelve Mile
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Twelve Mile is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Mile
- Logansport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clymers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clymers is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clymers
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ripley, with the one closest to Ripley listed first.
- Lake Bruce
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lake Bruce is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bruce
- Delong
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Delong is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delong
- Leiters Ford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Leiters Ford is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leiters Ford
- Kewanna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kewanna is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
- Grass Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grass Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Creek
- Rochester
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fulton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Athens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Athens is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ripley, with the one closest to Ripley listed first.
- Tefft
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Tefft is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tefft
- Gifford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Gifford is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gifford
- Wheatfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Stoutsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Stoutsburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoutsburg
- Rensselaer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Virgie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Virgie is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgie
- Collegeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Collegeville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collegeville
- DeMotte
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- DeMotte is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeMotte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,172 people
- DeMotte has also been known as:
- De Motte
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DeMotte <1>
- LaPorte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ripley, with the one closest to Ripley listed first.
- La Crosse
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hanna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Wanatah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsford Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Kingsford Heights is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsford Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,379 people
- Union Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Kankakee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Kankakee is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kankakee
- Kingsbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kingsbury is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Haskell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Haskell is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell
- Alida
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alida is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alida
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ripley, with the one closest to Ripley listed first.
- Culver
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Culver is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,484 people
- Burr Oak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burr Oak is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
- Donaldson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Donaldson is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Argos
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Plymouth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tyner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tyner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Harris
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harris is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Old Tip Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Old Tip Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Tip Town
- Tippecanoe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Linkville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Linkville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
- La Paz
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- La Paz is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Paz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Miami County
- Macy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Porter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ripley, with the one closest to Ripley listed first.
- Kouts
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Aylesworth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Aylesworth is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aylesworth
- Boone Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Boone Grove is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Grove
- Saint Joseph County
- Walkerton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Starke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ripley, with the one closest to Ripley listed first.
- Aldine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Aldine is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldine
- Bass Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bass Lake is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Lake
- Ora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ora is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora
- North Judson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Toto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Toto is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toto
- Knox
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ober
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ober is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ober
- San Pierre
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hamlet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Grovertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grovertown is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovertown
- Koontz Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Koontz Lake is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koontz Lake
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ripley, with the one closest to Ripley listed first.
- Headlee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Headlee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headlee
- Buffalo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Buffalo is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Sitka
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sitka is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Monon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Indiana Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Indiana Beach is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiana Beach
- Norway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Norway is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
- Burnettsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Burnettsville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnettsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Idaville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Idaville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Monticello
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Reynolds
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wolcott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
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.
- Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burroughs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Reed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Idle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ora Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Koster Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sutton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (173 more) ...
- Bowman Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- IOOF Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Ripley had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ripley, with the one closest to Ripley listed first.
- Winamac
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Denham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Denham is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham
- Ora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ora is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora
- Star City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Monterey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Monterey is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Winona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Winona is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- North Judson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Toto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Toto is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toto
- Lakeside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lakeside is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Delong
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Delong is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delong
- Medaryville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Thornhope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Thornhope is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhope
- Former names for Thornhope:
- Parisville
- Rosedale
- Thornhope has also been known as:
- Oak
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Ober
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ober is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ober
- Knox
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- San Pierre
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 87 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 28 miles [45.1 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 begin with 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 Indiana
- Pages specific to Pulaski County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Cass County
- Fulton County
- Jasper County
- LaPorte County
- Marshall County
- Miami County
- Porter County
- Saint Joseph County
- Starke County
- White County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' 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'. |