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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Rippee. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Rippee to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Rippee, please Contact Us.
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 Rippee (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 Rippee. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Rippee is historic, it would have been located within present day Douglas County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Douglas County: Christian, Howell, Ozark, Taney, Texas, Webster & Wright.
Below are the counties that are near Rippee. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rippee:
- Douglas County (The home county of Rippee)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rippee, with the one closest to Rippee listed first.
- Gentryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gentryville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentryville
- Buckhart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Buckhart is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhart
- Drury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Drury is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury
- Squires
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Squires is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires
- Olathia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Olathia is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathia
- Vanzant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vanzant is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
- Richville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Richville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Ava
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Smallett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Smallett is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallett
- Rome
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rome is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Red Bank
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Red Bank is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Arden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Arden is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Christian County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rippee, with the one closest to Rippee listed first.
- Elkhead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Elkhead is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhead
- Bruner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bruner is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Garrison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Garrison is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Howell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rippee, with the one closest to Rippee listed first.
- Siloam Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Siloam Springs is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Springs
- Caulfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pottersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pottersville is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sterling is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Burnham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Burnham is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
- Willow Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pomona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pomona is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Ozark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rippee, with the one closest to Rippee listed first.
- Rockbridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Almartha
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Almartha is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almartha
- Brixey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brixey is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brixey
- Wasola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wasola is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasola
- Romance
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Romance is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- Noble
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Noble is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
- Trail
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trail is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail
- Foil
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Foil is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foil
- Summit City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Summit City is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
- Zanoni ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Zanoni is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zanoni
- Dora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Thornfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Thornfield is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornfield
- Taney County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rippee, with the one closest to Rippee listed first.
- McClurg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- McClurg is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClurg
- Bradleyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bradleyville is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradleyville
- Rueter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rueter is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rueter
- Texas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rippee, with the one closest to Rippee listed first.
- Dunn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dunn is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
- Former name for Dunn:
- Impo
- Cabool
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sargent
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sargent is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rippee, with the one closest to Rippee listed first.
- Seymour
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sarvis Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sarvis Point is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarvis Point
- Olga
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Olga is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olga
- Diggins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Diggins is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diggins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Wright County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rippee, with the one closest to Rippee listed first.
- Macomb
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Macomb is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
- Norwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mansfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mountain Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hartville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Odin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Odin is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Baxter County (AR)
- Clarkridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Clarkridge is located in Baxter County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkridge
- Marion County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rippee, with the one closest to Rippee listed first.
- Price Place
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Price Place is located in Marion County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Place
- Oakland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rippee, see our County-by-County Page for Rippee.
Cemeteries Near Rippee ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rippee.
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 Rippee - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rippee covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rippee, with the one closest to Rippee listed first.
- Loftin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Yates Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hilo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Laurie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dobbs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Roper Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Clever Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Herndon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Call-Sprague Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (251 more) ...
- Tedrick Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Whites Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Noble Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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.
While we didn't find Rippee in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rippee.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rippee, with the one closest to Rippee listed first.
- Vera Cruz
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vera Cruz is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
- Silverton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Silverton is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
- Rockbridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Girdner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Girdner is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdner
- Almartha
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Almartha is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almartha
- Coldspring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Coldspring is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldspring
- Larissa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Larissa is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa
- Buckhart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Buckhart is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhart
- Squires
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Squires is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires
- Noble
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Noble is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
- Romance
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Romance is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- Grabeel ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grabeel is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grabeel
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Trail
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trail is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail
- Richville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Richville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Ava
(12 miles [19.3 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 Rippee. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rippee.
Newspapers Published in Rippee ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rippee.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rippee, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rippee.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Rippee:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Douglas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Christian County
- Howell County
- Ozark County
- Taney County
- Texas County
- Webster County
- Wright County
- Baxter County
- Marion County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rippee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rippee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |