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 southeast 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 south.

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 south 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 Washington County.

To see how the shape of Maine's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washington County: Aroostook, Hancock & Penobscot.

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:

• Washington County     (The home county of Ripley)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Ripley, with the one closest to Ripley listed first.
  • Milbridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milbridge
    • Milbridge is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,301 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milbridge <1>
  • Harrington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington
    • Harrington is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 970 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrington <1>
  • East Steuben
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Steuben. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Steuben
    • East Steuben is located in Washington County
  • Addison
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Addison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
    • Addison is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,265 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addison <1>
  • Beals
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beals have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beals
    • Beals is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beals <1>
  • Cherryfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherryfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryfield
    • Cherryfield is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherryfield <1>
  • Steuben
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steuben have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
    • Steuben is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,148 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steuben <1>
  • Jonesport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesport
    • Jonesport is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,332 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesport <1>
  • Columbia Falls
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Falls
    • Columbia Falls is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia Falls <1>
  • Columbia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Columbia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
    • Columbia is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
  • Epping
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Epping. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epping
    • Epping is located in Washington County
  • Centerville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Centerville is located in Washington County
• Hancock County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Ripley, with the one closest to Ripley listed first.
  • Corea
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corea have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corea
    • Corea is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corea <1>
  • Gouldsboro
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gouldsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gouldsboro
    • Gouldsboro is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gouldsboro <1>
  • Prospect Harbor
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Harbor
    • Prospect Harbor is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prospect Harbor <1>
  • Goodwin Siding
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goodwin Siding. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin Siding
    • Goodwin Siding is located in Hancock County
    • Goodwin Siding has also been known as:
    • Goodwins
  • Birch Harbor
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Harbor
    • Birch Harbor is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birch Harbor <1>
  • West Gouldsboro
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Gouldsboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gouldsboro
    • West Gouldsboro is located in Hancock County
  • South Gouldsboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Gouldsboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gouldsboro
    • South Gouldsboro is located in Hancock County
  • Winter Harbor
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winter Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Harbor
    • Winter Harbor is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winter Harbor <1>
  • East Sullivan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Sullivan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sullivan
    • East Sullivan is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Sullivan <1>
  • Sorrento
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sorrento have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorrento
    • Sorrento is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sorrento <1>
  • Sullivan
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sullivan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
    • Sullivan is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,261 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sullivan <1>
  • Franklin
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,567 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <1>

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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.

• Pleasant River Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant River Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Evergreen Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Flat Bay Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flat Bay Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flat Bay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Rock Maple Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Maple Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Maple Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Forest Hills Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hills Cemetery
• Church Hill Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Church Hill Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Church Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Evergreen Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Sewall Field Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sewall Field Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2181479 <4>
• West Jonesport Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Jonesport Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2351189 <4>
• Mailey Hill Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mailey Hill Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mailey Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Morse Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morse Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Greenwood Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Continue List   (58 more) ...
  • Columbia Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Columbia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Columbia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Corea Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corea Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corea Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

While we didn't find Ripley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ripley.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Ripley, with the one closest to Ripley listed first.

• South Addison
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Addison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Addison
  • South Addison is located in Washington County
• Milbridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milbridge
  • Milbridge is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milbridge <1>
• West Harrington
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Harrington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Harrington
  • West Harrington is located in Washington County
• East Steuben
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Steuben. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Steuben
  • East Steuben is located in Washington County
• Harrington
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington
  • Harrington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 970 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrington <1>
• West Jonesport
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Jonesport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jonesport
  • West Jonesport is located in Washington County
• Indian River
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River
  • Indian River is located in Washington County
• Cherryfield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherryfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryfield
  • Cherryfield is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherryfield <1>
• Steuben
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steuben have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
  • Steuben is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,148 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steuben <1>
• Jonesport
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesport
  • Jonesport is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,332 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesport <1>
• Columbia Falls
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Falls
  • Columbia Falls is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia Falls <1>
• Columbia
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Columbia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
• Continue List   (15 more) ...
  • Epping
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Epping. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epping
    • Epping is located in Washington County
  • Gouldsboro
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gouldsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gouldsboro
    • Gouldsboro is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gouldsboro <1>
  • Prospect Harbor
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Harbor
    • Prospect Harbor is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prospect Harbor <1>

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 42 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 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. 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 Maine
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the Maine State Archives

• Pages specific to Washington County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Hancock County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Maine
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Maine
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Maine
  • Cemeteries of Washington County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Maine
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Maine
  • Cemeteries of Washington County

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/