Welcome to Ripley ...
So far, we found very little information about Ripley. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Ripley to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ripley, please Contact Us.
Ripley would have been located within present day Lincoln County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Ripley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1908.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Ripley is 2,100 feet [640 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Ripley was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Ripley (for example, toward East Hope (ID)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).
The location where Ripley once stood is in the (406) area code.
Communities Also Named Ripley ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Ripley - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (2), Maine (2), Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, 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 7 communities that are near Ripley.
- Libby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Libby have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libby
- Libby is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,845 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Libby <5>
- Warland ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Volcour ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Troy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Troy is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <5>
- Happys Inn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happys Inn
- Happys Inn is located in Lincoln County
- Noxon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noxon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noxon
- Noxon is located in Sanders County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noxon <5>
- Sylvanite
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvanite
- Sylvanite is located in Lincoln County
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling 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.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ripley. See our Newspapers 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 for Ripley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Ripley post office opened in 1908.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ripley.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Lincoln County: www.lincolncountymt.us/
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
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 Ripley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ripley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |