Welcome to Riplinger ...
Riplinger is located in Clark County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Riplinger, you might consider that their post office opened in 1916.
Riplinger is 1,290 feet [393 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Riplinger lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area codes for Riplinger: (715) and (534)<3>
Communities near Riplinger ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Riplinger.
- Marshfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
- Marshfield is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,414 people
- Abbotsford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abbotsford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbotsford
- Abbotsford is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,225 people
- Colby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Spencer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Spencer is located in Marathon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
- Stratford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Loyal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Greenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Greenwood is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 995 people
- Owen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen
- Owen is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
- Dorchester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorchester have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Dorchester is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
- Hewitt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
- Hewitt is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
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 Riplinger. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Riplinger.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Riplinger. 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 Riplinger.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Riplinger. See our Newspapers Page for Riplinger.
Adding Riplinger to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Riplinger 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 Riplinger was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Riplinger post office opened in 1916.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Riplinger.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Riplinger. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Clark County: www.co.clark.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin'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 Riplinger - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | Area code (534) is an overlay for area code (715). |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |