Do you know of Ripon ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Ripon. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Ripon.<1>

Our sources for Ripon (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Ripon other than they indicate that Ripon would be found somewhere in Cass County, North Dakota.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1882 and closed  in 1895.

Communities Also Named Ripon ...

We found four communities that share the name Ripon.

Within North Dakota, the name Ripon is unique.

Beyond North Dakota, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • California
    • San Joaquin County
    • Please visit our profile page for the California community of Ripon [San Joaquin County].
  • Kansas
    • Labette County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Ripon [Labette County].
  • Quebec
    • Please visit our profile page for the Quebec community of Ripon.
  • Wisconsin
    • Fond du Lac County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Ripon [Fond du Lac County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Ripon ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Ripon:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Ripon - Services available: had a Post Office, Railroad Station, Express Office

More Orphans in  Cass County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Cass County.