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Welcome to South Ripley ...

South Ripley is located in Mason County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Ripley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1935.

A typical abbreviation for South Ripley: S. Ripley

South Ripley is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for South Ripley: 606

Communities Also Named South Ripley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named South Ripley - it's located in New York.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for South Ripley.

Communities near South Ripley ...

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

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 South Ripley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Ripley.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Ripley ...

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

Adding South Ripley to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found South Ripley on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911).

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

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Mason, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around South 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.
<4>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.









 

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