Place:Ripley, Indiana, United States

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NameRipley
Alt namesRipleysource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates39.067°N 85.25°W
Located inIndiana, United States     (1816 - )
See alsoClark, Indiana, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Cemetery
Saint Nicholas Cemetery
Inhabited place
Allen Crossing
Ballstown
Batesville
Behlmer Corner
Benham
Clinton
Correct
Cross Plains
Cross Roads
Dabney
Delaware
Dewberry
Elrod
Fiskville
Friendship
Haney Corner
Holton
Jackson
Jolleyville
Laughery Switch
Laugheryville
Lookout
Manchester
Milan
Morris
Napoleon
Negangards Corner
New Carrollton
New Marion
Old Milan
Olean
Osgood
Otter Village
Penntown
Pierceville
Prattsburg
Rexville
Saint Magdalen
Spades
Stringtown
Stumpke Corner
Sunman
Versailles
Township
Adams
Brown
Franklin
Johnson
Laughery
Shelby
Unknown
Olive
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Ripley County is a county located at the southeastern corner of the U.S. state of Indiana. According to the 2010 Census, the population was 28,818. The county seat is Versailles.

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History

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Ripley County was formed on December 27, 1816, in the same legislative act that created Jennings County. It was named for Gen. Eleazer Wheelock Ripley, an officer in the War of 1812, who figured in the Battle of Lundy's Lane and the Siege of Fort Erie during 1814.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1816 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1818 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1818 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1818 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1818 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1820 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1830 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1882 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1820 1,822
1830 3,989
1840 10,392
1850 14,820
1860 19,054
1870 20,977
1880 21,627
1890 19,350
1900 19,881
1910 19,452
1920 18,694
1930 18,078
1940 18,898
1950 18,763
1960 20,641
1970 21,138
1980 24,398
1990 24,616
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Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Ripley County, Indiana, United States

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External links

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