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Introduction ...

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 Ripon (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 Ripon. 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 hospitals 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.

Ripon is located in Fond du Lac County.

To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fond du Lac County: Calumet, Dodge, Green Lake, Sheboygan, Washington & Winnebago.

Below are the counties that are near Ripon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ripon:

  • Fond du Lac County     (The home county of Ripon)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ripon, with the one closest to Ripon listed first.
    • Metomen
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Metomen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metomen
      • Metomen is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Metomen
      • From Ripon to Metomen
    • West Rosendale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Brandon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Fairwater
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Rosendale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosendale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosendale
      • Rosendale is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,026 people
    • Eldorado
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Ladoga
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodhull
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodhull. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhull
      • Woodhull is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Woodhull
      • From Ripon to Woodhull
    • North Fond du Lac
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Fond du Lac have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fond du Lac
      • North Fond du Lac is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,059 people
    • Oakfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Fond du Lac
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Minawa Beach
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Byron
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Calumet County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ripon, with the one closest to Ripon listed first.
    • Brothertown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brothertown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothertown
      • Brothertown is located in Calumet County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Brothertown
      • From Ripon to Brothertown
    • Quinney
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Stockbridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
      • Stockbridge is located in Calumet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ripon, with the one closest to Ripon listed first.
    • Friesland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friesland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesland
      • Friesland is located in Columbia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
    • Cambria
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Dodge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ripon, with the one closest to Ripon listed first.
    • Waupun
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waupun have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupun
      • Waupun is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,271 people
    • Fox Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake
      • Fox Lake is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,440 people
    • Atwater
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Randolph
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Randolph is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
    • Brownsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
      • Brownsville is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
    • Burnett
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Knowles
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Kekoskee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kekoskee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kekoskee
      • Kekoskee is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 891 people
    • Beaver Dam
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Dam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
      • Beaver Dam is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,303 people
    • Lomira
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Minnesota Junction
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Mayville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
      • Mayville is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,829 people
    • Horicon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horicon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horicon
      • Horicon is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,680 people
  • Green Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ripon, with the one closest to Ripon listed first.
    • Green Lake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
      • Green Lake is located in Green Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
    • Utley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Utley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utley
      • Utley is located in Green Lake County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Utley
      • From Ripon to Utley
    • Berlin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
      • Berlin is located in Green Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,383 people
    • Markesan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Markesan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markesan
      • Markesan is located in Green Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
    • Princeton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
      • Princeton is located in Green Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,166 people
    • Marquette
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marquette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquette
      • Marquette is located in Green Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
    • Kingston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Marquette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ripon, with the one closest to Ripon listed first.
    • Neshkoro
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neshkoro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshkoro
      • Neshkoro is located in Marquette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
    • Germania
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Germania. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania
      • Germania is located in Marquette County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Germania
      • From Ripon to Germania
    • Montello
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montello have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello
      • Montello is located in Marquette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,454 people
    • Glen Oak
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Waupaca County
    • Fremont
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Waushara County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ripon, with the one closest to Ripon listed first.
    • Lohrville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lohrville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lohrville
      • Lohrville is located in Waushara County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
    • Redgranite
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redgranite have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redgranite
      • Redgranite is located in Waushara County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,111 people
    • Poy Sippi
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Pine River
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Silver Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
      • Silver Lake is located in Waushara County
    • Mount Morris
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Morris. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Morris
      • Mount Morris is located in Waushara County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mount Morris
      • From Ripon to Mount Morris
    • West Bloomfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Saxeville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Wautoma
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wautoma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wautoma
      • Wautoma is located in Waushara County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,114 people
    • Wild Rose
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Winnebago County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ripon, with the one closest to Ripon listed first.
    • Pickett
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Fisk
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Omro
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Fitzgerald
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fitzgerald. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerald
      • Fitzgerald is located in Winnebago County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fitzgerald
      • From Ripon to Fitzgerald
    • Black Wolf
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Wolf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Wolf
      • Black Wolf is located in Winnebago County
    • Reighmoor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Harbor Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Stony Beach
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Point Comfort
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Winneconne
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winneconne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winneconne
      • Winneconne is located in Winnebago County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
    • Oshkosh
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Allenville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Orihula
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ripon, see our County-by-County Page for Ripon.

Cemeteries Near Ripon ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ripon.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ripon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ripon, with the one closest to Ripon listed first.

  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Loper Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Loper Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Loper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Swatz Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swatz Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swatz Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Reeds Corners Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reeds Corners Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reeds Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Green Lake Center Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Lake Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Lake Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairwater Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairwater Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairwater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Round Prairie Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Round Prairie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Round Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Krebs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Krebs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Krebs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dartford Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dartford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dartford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Peace Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peace Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (251 more) ...
    • Liberty Prairie Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Prairie Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Bush Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bush Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bush Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Bluffton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bluffton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bluffton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Ripon had a population of 3,358 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Ripon had a population of 7,844 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Ripon, with the one closest to Ripon listed first.

  • Rush Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rush Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Lake
    • Rush Lake is located in Winnebago County
  • West Rosendale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Fairwater
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Brandon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Pickett
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Utley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Utley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utley
    • Utley is located in Green Lake County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Utley
    • From Ripon to Utley
  • Rosendale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosendale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosendale
    • Rosendale is located in Fond du Lac County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,026 people
  • Elo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elo
    • Elo is located in Winnebago County
  • Eldorado
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Ring
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ring
    • Ring is located in Winnebago County
  • Berlin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
    • Berlin is located in Green Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,383 people
  • Waukau
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waukau have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukau
    • Waukau is located in Winnebago County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Alto
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
      • Alto is located in Fond du Lac County
    • Eureka
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
      • Eureka is located in Winnebago County
    • Ladoga
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ripon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ripon.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Ripon ...

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 89 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ripon.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Ripon. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Ripon and those printed in the larger area surrounding Ripon.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4> of Ripon.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Ripon:

The official website for Ripon: www.cityofripon.com/

The official website for Fond du Lac County: www.co.fond-du-lac.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>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 Ripon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ripon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ripon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8435, Longitude: -88.8371    









 

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