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Welcome to South Ripley ...

South Ripley is located in Chautauqua County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Ripley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.

A typical abbreviation for South Ripley: S. Ripley

South Ripley is 1,410 feet [430 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: South Ripley lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for South Ripley: 716 & 624<3>

Communities Also Named South Ripley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named South Ripley - it's located in Kentucky.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for South Ripley.

Websites for South Ripley ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.chautauquachamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to South Ripley, the following might be of interest:

Communities near South Ripley ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near South Ripley.

  • Erie
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Erie is located in Erie County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,077 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <4>
  • Corry
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Corry is located in Erie County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,180 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corry <4>
  • North East
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Wesleyville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Westfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mayville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Brocton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Sherman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Panama
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Wattsburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around South Ripley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Ripley.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of South 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 South Ripley.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around South Ripley. See our Newspapers Page for South Ripley.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Ripley ...

Looking for more information about South 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 South Ripley, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for South Ripley.

Adding South Ripley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of South 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 (so far) for South Ripley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the South Ripley post office opened in 1884. The South Ripley post office closed in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Ripley.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Chautauqua, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around South 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 716 code has been Overlayed with the 624 area code. New phone numbers in the South Ripley area will be assigned with one of these codes: 716 or 624. As a result, placing a call in the South 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/