RIPLEY COUNTY ADOPTED ON AUG 15, 2003 by Jackie Wood
Due
to
constant
updating of this site, I need your assistance in making sure
everything works. If you find a broken link, please drop me an email
and report it. Thanks, Jackie
I
would like to dedicate this site
to
Shirley Scott for all the work she did in getting the Ripley Co site
up and running and maintaining it from 1998 to 2003. Now
maybe
you can get some of your own researh done Shirley.
Thank You
for your time, labors, and dedication to this site. We
appreciate all the work you have done.
The Grand Hotel AKA The Ireland House, later Kobert Hotel
Built 1893 – Torn down 1968
The Basics
Ripley
county was organized January 5, 1833, from
Wayne County and is named for Eleazer W. Ripley, a soldier of the War
of 1812. The County Seat is located at Doniphan, Missouri.
Photo of Ripley Co Courthouse submitted by Billie Smith . Can you identify what year this photo was taken?
The County is divided up into the following political townships: Pine, Kelley, Jordan, Johnson, Sherley, Doniphan, Flatwoods, Washington, West Doniphan, Varner, Gatewood, Union, Poynor, Harris and Thomas.
Ripley is surrounded by the following counties: Carter, Oregon, Butler, (MO) and Randolph , Clay, (AR).
The Current River runs through the middle of the county. And, like it's neighboring counties to the North, it is a popular resort area for fishing, float trips, and canoeing. Ripley County is rich in heritage and I am proud that my ancestors made Ripley County their home.
My name is Jackie Wood and I am the MOGenWeb Coordinator for Ripley County, Missouri. If you have research resources in Ripley County, and would like to share them with others, please consider allowing me to post them here. Or would you volunteer to do lookups for others? If so, please let me know. Any contributions would be greatly appreciated.
PLEASE NOTE that I am a VOLUNTEER, I do
not
live in
this county.
Ripley Co MO Links
References
and Lookups
Archives
Where
to write for Vital Records , addresses and phone numbers in
Doniphan,
where to stay,
what's available in Doniphan, county formation.
Maps
Cities
and Towns
Cemeteries
Census
Information
Marriage
Records
Land
Records
Military
Records
Register
of Births and Stillbirths
1883
MO Pensioners Online
10th
TN Cavalry - Civil War (Ripley Co
ties only)
1891
Ripley County Directory
Shootout
at Shiloh Springs article
The
KKK in Ripley Co MO
Surnames
Photos
Jerry
Morris newspaper article
Schools
Books
by Thelma McManus
The
Prospect News - Abstracts
Family
Reunions
Genealogical
Forms
Subscribe
to a genealogical e-mail list
for Ripley Co MO (mail mode). Put
only the word "subscribe" in the message. Subscribe
to the digest version of this list. Archive
for the Ripley Co MO e-mail list.
Ripley
Co MO
Resource Page at Rootsweb
Ripley
Co. Historical Society
Info on how to contact the Society,
information on
ordering "The History and Families of Ripley Co MO", an excellent
article
from the book on the
History of Ripley Co MO.
Railroad
Forum
– a place to share information about your
family member who was a railroad employee.
Personal
Genealogy Pages with a Ripley Co MO Connection
County
Records in Ripley Co - What's available
Ripley Co MO Board
Use this board to post a query, an obit, a deed, etc.
MOGenWeb
Project Links
Missouri County Identification Map – Modern
MOGenWeb Tombstone Transcription Project
USGenWeb Project Links
Tombstone Transcription Project
State
Historical Society of Missouri
Missouri Historical Society This is a different historical society than above.
Missouri Civil War Veterans (At Ancestry.com)
This page last updated June, 2004
Copyright 2004 by Jackie Wood
This Provided Courtesy of RootsWeb
Thanks to Juelie's State Flower Garden for the Hawthorn graphic.
