Welcome to Rippon ...

Rippon is located in Jefferson County<1>.

The location of Rippon has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rippon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1852.

Rippon is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Rippon: (304) and (681)<4>

Websites for Rippon ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.jeffersoncounty.com/

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

Communities near Rippon ...

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

• Winchester
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Winchester City (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,700 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <5>
• Martinsburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
  • Martinsburg is located in Berkeley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsburg <5>
• Purcellville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcellville
  • Purcellville is located in Loudoun County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purcellville <5>
• Brunswick
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Brunswick is located in Frederick County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <5>
• Charles Town
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Town
  • Charles Town is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charles Town <5>
• Ranson
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
  • Ranson is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
  • Ranson has also been known as:
  • Corporation of Ranson
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <5>
• Berryville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
  • Berryville is located in Clarke County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berryville <5>
• Lovettsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovettsville
  • Lovettsville is located in Loudoun County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovettsville <5>
• Stephens City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stephens City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens City
  • Stephens City is located in Frederick County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,106 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stephens City <5>
• Shepherdstown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherdstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherdstown
  • Shepherdstown is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,922 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shepherdstown <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rippon ...

Looking for more information about Rippon? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Rippon, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Rippon.

Adding Rippon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rippon 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 Rippon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Rippon post office opened in 1852.

We also found Rippon in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rippon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rippon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffersoncountywv.org/

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/