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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Ripple. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Ripple to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ripple, 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 Ripple (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 Ripple. 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 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 Ripple is historic, it would have been located within present day Luzerne County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Luzerne County: Carbon, Columbia, Lackawanna, Monroe, Schuylkill, Sullivan & Wyoming.
Below are the counties that are near Ripple. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ripple:
- Luzerne County (The home county of Ripple)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ripple, with the one closest to Ripple listed first.
- Mossville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mossville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Rittenhouse
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rittenhouse is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittenhouse
- Red Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Red Rock is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Pleasant Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Bloomingdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomingdale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Fairmount Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairmount Springs is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Springs
- Ricketts ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ricketts is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts
- Clarks View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Clarks View is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks View
- Harveyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Harveyville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
- Prichard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Prichard is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prichard
- Loyalville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Loyalville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalville
- Pikes Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pikes Creek is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Creek
- Huntington Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bradford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ripple, with the one closest to Ripple listed first.
- Wilmot
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wilmot is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Laddsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Laddsburg is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddsburg
- New Era
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- New Era is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Overton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Overton is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
- Sugar Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Evergreen
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- New Albany
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Wyalusing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Marshview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Marshview is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshview
- Homets Ferry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Homets Ferry is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homets Ferry
- Asylum
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Asylum is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asylum
- Limehill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Limehill is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limehill
- Long Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Long Valley is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ripple, with the one closest to Ripple listed first.
- Coxes Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coxes Village is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxes Village
- Coxes Village has also been known as:
- Cross Village
- Tresckow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tresckow is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ripple, with the one closest to Ripple listed first.
- Jamison City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jamison City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison City
- Benton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Waller
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Waller is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller
- Jonestown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jonestown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Stillwater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Zaner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Zaner is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zaner
- Coles Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coles Mill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Mill
- Foundryville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Foundryville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
- Rohrsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rohrsburg is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrsburg
- Berwick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Briar Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Briar Creek is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
- Greenwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Lackawanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ripple, with the one closest to Ripple listed first.
- Lawrenceville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lawrenceville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Milwaukee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Milwaukee is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
- Old Forge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Belian Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Belian Village is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belian Village
- Moosic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Schultzville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Schultzville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultzville
- Minooka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Minooka is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minooka
- Taylor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Clarks Summit
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dalton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glenburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glenburn is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- La Plume
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- La Plume is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plume
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ripple, with the one closest to Ripple listed first.
- Richarts Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Richarts Grove is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richarts Grove
- Lungerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lungerville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lungerville
- Unityville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Biggerstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Biggerstown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggerstown
- Beaver Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Beaver Lake is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Lake
- Lairdsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lairdsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lairdsville
- Muncy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Muncy is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
- Muncy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Proctor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Proctor is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Montour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ripple, with the one closest to Ripple listed first.
- Exchange
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Exchange is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
- Washingtonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Washingtonville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Mechanicsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Danville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Northumberland County
- Turbotville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ripple, with the one closest to Ripple listed first.
- Nuremberg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Zion Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Oneida
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Oneida is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Sheppton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ferndale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ferndale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Brandonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Brandonville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Ringtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kelayres
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kelayres is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelayres
- McAdoo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ripple, with the one closest to Ripple listed first.
- Bernice
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bernice is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Long Brook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
- Shinerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shinerville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinerville
- Laporte
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sonestown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dushore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beech Glen
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Beech Glen is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Eagles Mere
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Forksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Millview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Millview is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millview
- Hillsgrove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ogdonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ogdonia is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdonia
- Lincoln Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Falls is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Falls
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ripple, with the one closest to Ripple listed first.
- Noxen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beaumont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beaumont is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Mill City ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mill City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
- Forkston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Forkston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkston
- Evans Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Evans Falls is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Falls
- Vernon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Stowell
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Stowell is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowell
- Jenks
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jenks is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
- Jenningsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Jenningsville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenningsville
- Mehoopany Station
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mehoopany Station is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehoopany Station
- South Eaton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Eaton is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eaton
- Vosburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vosburg is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vosburg
- Osterhout
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Osterhout is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterhout
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ripple, see our County-by-County Page for Ripple.
Cemeteries Near Ripple ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ripple.
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 Ripple - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ripple covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ripple, with the one closest to Ripple listed first.
- Lateer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Broadway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Boston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goss Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Goss Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Huntington Mills.
- The Goss Cemetery has also been known as:
- Harveyville Cemetery
- Trescott Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2186549 <4>
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Benscoter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benscoter Cemetery
- The Benscoter Cemetery has also been known as:
- Arnold - Benscote Cemeetery
- Bronson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Gabriel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Gabriel Cemetery
- The St. Gabriel Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Garbiel's Episcopal Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #369311 <4>
- Benscoter Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marvin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (199 more) ...
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Raven Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.
Ripple itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ripple, with the one closest to Ripple listed first.
- Kyttle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kyttle is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyttle
- Red Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Red Rock is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Rittenhouse
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rittenhouse is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittenhouse
- Pleasant Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Bloomingdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomingdale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Sweet Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Weintz
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Weintz is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weintz
- Clarks View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Clarks View is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks View
- Harveyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Harveyville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
- Muhlenberg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Muhlenberg is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muhlenberg
- Prichard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Prichard is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prichard
- Jamison City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jamison City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison City
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Central
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Central is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Laubach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Laubach is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laubach
- Coles Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coles Creek is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ripple. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ripple.
Newspapers Published in Ripple ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ripple.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ripple, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ripple.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Ripple:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Luzerne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradford County
- Carbon County
- Columbia County
- Lackawanna County
- Lycoming County
- Montour County
- Northumberland County
- Schuylkill County
- Sullivan County
- Wyoming County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
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 Ripple, 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ripple) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |