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Location of Ripley in Jackson County, West Virginia. Coordinates: 38°49′16″N 81°42′51″W / 38.82111°N 81.71417°W / 38.82111; -81 Country
Ripley Historic District is a national historic district located at Ripley, Jackson County, West Virginia.It encompasses 110 contributing buildings, one contributing site (the Early Settlers Cemetery), and one contributing structure that include the commercial and civic core of the town, and surrounding residential buildings.
In July 1863, the Battle of Buffington Island near Ravenswood became the only naval action in West Virginia. The 9th West Virginia supported the tinclad and ironclad naval vessels, and they and Union forces across the Ohio River captured 1700 Confederates and set the stage for the capture of CSA Major General John Hunt Morgan and ended his raids.
Ripley District, formerly Ripley Magisterial District, is one of five historic magisterial districts in Jackson County, West Virginia, United States.The district was originally known as Mill Creek Township, one of five civil townships established in Jackson County after West Virginia became a state in 1863; it was renamed "Ripley Township" after its chief town in 1871, and the following year ...
LeRoy (also Leroy) is an unincorporated community in northeastern Jackson County, West Virginia, United States. It lies along Liverpool Road between Reedy and Sandyville, northeast of the city of Ripley, the county seat of Jackson County. [1] Its elevation is 646 feet (197 m). [2]
Ripley Landing is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia, United States. Ripley Landing is located along West Virginia Route 2 near the confluence of the Ohio River and Mill Creek, 6.1 miles (9.8 km) southwest of Ravenswood. [2] Ripley Landing once had a post office, which is now closed. [3]
Parchment Valley is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia, United States. Parchment Valley is located at the junction of County Routes 15 and 30, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south-southwest of Ripley. [2] Parchment Valley once had a post office, which is now closed. [3]
Mill Creek is a tributary of the Ohio River, 29.4 miles (47.3 km) long, [5] in western West Virginia in the United States.Via the Ohio, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 234 square miles (610 km 2) [6] on the unglaciated portion of the Allegheny Plateau.