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Welcome to Rip Rap ...

Rip Rap is located in Halifax County<1>.

Rip Rap is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Rip Rap: 434

Websites for Rip Rap ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.halifaxchamber.net/

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

Communities near Rip Rap ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rip Rap.

  • Roxboro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Roxboro is located in Person County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxboro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,383 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roxboro <3>
  • South Boston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Halifax
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Clarksville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Stovall
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Stovall is located in Granville County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovall
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
  • Clover
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Scottsburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Averett
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Averett is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averett
  • Aarons Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Aarons Creek is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Creek
  • Wilbourns
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Wilbourns is located in Granville County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbourns

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 Rip Rap. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rip Rap.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rip Rap ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Halifax, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rip Rap - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.