Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Rippon came from various goverment sources (GNIS, FIPS), we also found mention of Rippon in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Rippon. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Rippon data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Rippon:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by RailfanDepot, 2020
(Available from Amazon.com)

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2004
(Available from Amazon.com)

Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Rippon is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Rippon. See our Misc Page for Rippon for more information.