Welcome to Ripley ...
Ripley is located in Clark County<1>.
Ripley was founded in 1914.
Ripley is 2,620 feet [799 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Ripley is ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Ripley lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Ripley: 702 & 725<3>
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, Montana, 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 10 communities that are near Ripley.
- Goodsprings
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jean
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Primm
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Calvada Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvada Springs
- Calvada Springs is located in Inyo County (CA)
- Charleston View
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston View
- Charleston View is located in Inyo County (CA)
- Blue Diamond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Pass
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bard ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bard
- Bard is located in Clark County
- Sloan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
- Sloan is located in Clark County
- Arden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Arden is located in Clark 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.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of 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 Ripley.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ripley. See our Newspapers Page for Ripley.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ripley ...
Looking for more information about 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 Ripley, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor 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 1910.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ripley.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Clark, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ripley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 702 code has been Overlayed with the 725 area code. New phone numbers in the Ripley area will be assigned with one of these codes: 702 or 725. As a result, placing a call in the Ripley area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |