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Welcome to Ripley ...

Ripley is located in Pulaski County<1>.

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

Ripley is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Ripley lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Ripley (for example, toward DeMotte), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Communities Also Named Ripley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Indiana communities named Ripley: This one is located in Pulaski County and the other is located in Noble County.

Beyond Indiana, there are 21 communities that are also named Ripley - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Illinois, 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.

  • Knox
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Knox is located in Starke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,552 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knox <3>
  • Winamac
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Monon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • North Judson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • 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
  • Royal Center
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Francesville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hamlet
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • 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
  • Medaryville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ripley ...

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

Adding Ripley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of 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 (so far) for Ripley was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ripley.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Pulaski, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ripley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.