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Rev. May, 25, 2009

Ancestry.com Charts and Forms (External link) Ripley Co MO Photo courtesy of Ruth Gallion Casteel Archives Articles Bible Records Biographies (Updated!) Births and Stillbirths Cemeteries Census Churches Cities and Towns Death Records Database (External link) Family Group Sheets First Families Genealogy Forum Ghost Towns	A NOTE FROM PEGGY: Becky Davis and I became your new county coordinators as of April 23, 2009. We would like to thank the previous county coordinators: Donita Barkley, Jackie Wood, and Shirley Scott, for their efforts in making this one of the best county genealogical sites available. We would love to add your contributions to this site. You may contact us at: Peggy Brooks Cannady Becky Pyland Davis ABOUT RIPLEY COUNTY 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, and 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. The Current River runs through the middle of the county. 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. PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS Contact Me to Submit Information		This site is part of the USGenWeb Project which is a volunteer genealogical organization dedicated to the free access of genealogical information. GAS STATIONS OF YESTERYEAR Land Records Lookup Volunteers Maps Marriage Records (Update in Progress!) Memorials MESSAGE BOARD Military Records My Missouri Genealogy (External link) Roadside Flowers Obituaries Ozarks Genealogical Society Naturalization Records, 1816 - 1955 (External link) Newspapers Midwest Gazetteer Photos Mystery Photos
History Home Pages County Records Genealogical Forms Subscribe to a genealogy e-mail list for Ripley Co MO (mail mode). Ripley Co. Historical Society Books by Thelma McManus	Courthouse Then & Now County seat: Doniphan		Political Graveyard Queries (External Link for CousinConnect) Resources Reunions Schools Surnames Vital Records
The Grand Hotel AKA The Ireland House Current River Heritage Museum - Doniphan, Mo. - 573- 996-5298. The Museum opened in 1991 and is a regional history museum housing a collection of artifacts and memorabila dedicated to preserving the cultural heritage of our area.	Doniphan Missouri... Historic Doniphan, MO was settled in 1819 near an Indian village and French trading post. Its historic district is centered around the Ripley County Courthouse and other buildings, all on the National Register of Historic Places. It is on the first federal highway west of the Mississippi River, and on the famous Cherokee Trail of Tears. Civil War sites are in every corner of the county. A downtown historical museum and gift shop displays many artifacts and crafts. The City of Doniphan is located near the center of Ripley County on the East bank of the Current River. Ripley County is located in the Ozark Foothills region of Missouri near the Arkansas border. The County is bordered by Butler County to the East, Carter County to the North and Oregon County to the West. To the South are the Arkansas counties of Randolph and Clay. Doniphan lies approximately 30 miles West of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, 10 miles North of the Arkansas border, 180 miles East of Springfield, Missouri, and 180 miles South of St. Louis, Missouri. U.S. Highway 160 runs East/West thru Doniphan, as do two State Highways, 21 and 142.		Pioneer Heritage Homestead - Doniphan (101 Washington St.). Log cabin museum built in 1865. Homestead also houses a log barn and an early blacksmith shop. Open year-round - Free - 573-996-5298
Ripley County Library 207 Locust St, Doniphan, MO 63935 (573) 996-2616	Lake Ripley - Doniphan photo credit White Daisy		Coon & Deer in Ripley Co MO Photo courtesy of Ruth Gallion Casteel
USGenWeb Project Links USGenWeb Project USGenWeb Census Project USGenWeb Project Archives WorldGenWeb Project Canoeing on the Current	Your Ripley County MOGenWeb Coordinator is Peggy Brooks Cannady. Co-coordinator is Becky Pyland Davis Please contact me if you have other interesting links to contribute, and also report any broken links you find.		MOGenWeb Project Links MOGenWeb Project Missouri County Identification Map – Modern MOGenWeb Tombstone Transcription Project MOGenWeb Project Archives MOGenWeb Census Project USGenWeb Tombstone Transcription Project
Miscellaneous Links
The Turnbo Manuscripts		Genealogical Societies of Missouri
On-Line Newspapers in Missouri		Bureau of Land Management
The USGW Archives for all States		Confederate Network
Links to Vital Records in the United States		Lewis & Clark Trail
The Western Historical Manuscript Collection - Rolla		Oregon Trail Pioneers
The Western Historical Manuscript Collection Kansas City		Search the RootsWeb Surname List
The Western Historical Manuscript Collection Columbia		Cyndi's List - Genealogy Sites On the Web
The Western Historical Manuscript Collection St Louis		Missouri Tombstone Transcription Project at Rootsweb
Ozarks Genealogical Society		Civil War Docs.com
Colonial Missouri		Missouri Civil War Veterans (At Ancestry.com)
Missouri Vital Records		Missouri Pioneers
Missouri Historical Society		State Historical Society of Missouri
Early Days: Articles and stories of the Upper Riverways		Missouri State Archives
The American History & Genealogy Project		Linkpindium Ripley County
Neighboring counties are Carter, Oregon, Butler, (MO) and Randolph, Clay, (AR).

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