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Official Website
The county was officially organized on January 5, 1833, and is named after Brigadier General Eleazer Wheelock Ripley, a soldier who served with distinction in the War of 1812.
The historic Natchitoches Trail passes through Ripley County. It was a Native American trail to the Southwest that was used by pioneers, including Stephen F. Austin. During the American Civil War, Ripley County was strongly pro-Southern and provided four colonels for the Confederate Army. Several Civil War skirmishes took place in the county.
Adjacent Counties
Cities & Communities
Bardly | Beaverdam | Briar | Budapest | Burr | Carie | Current View | Doniphan (County Seat) | Doyle | Fairdealing | Flatwoods | Gamburg | Gatewood | Glenn | Handy | Hemenway | Leibig | Naylor | Owenmont | Oxly | Pine | Poyner | Pratt | Pulaski | Purman | Sinsabaugh | Torch
Links
National Register of Historic Places
Mark Twain National Forest (part)
Ripley County Democrat Newspaper Archives - 1905-1918)
