Rippee, Missouri

Rippee, Missouri
Historic community
Location of Rippee, Missouri
Rippee, Missouri
Location of Rippee, Missouri
Coordinates: 36°52′12″N 92°27′57″W / 36.87000°N 92.46583°W / 36.87000; -92.46583Coordinates: 36°52′12″N 92°27′57″W / 36.87000°N 92.46583°W / 36.87000; -92.46583[1]
Country U. S. A.
State Missouri
County Douglas County
Elevation[1] 239 m (784 ft)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)

Rippee is an historic town in south central Douglas County, Missouri.[1] The Rippee townsite was located on the northwest side of the Bryant Creek floodplain due east of the confluence of Rippee Creek which joins the Bryant from the west.[2] The site is at an elevation of 784 ft (239 m)[1] and about 1.25 mi (2.01 km) south of the Missouri Route 14 bridge over the Bryant. The location is currently within the Rippee State Wildlife Management Area overseen by the Missouri Department of Conservation.[3]

A post office called Rippee was established in 1892, and remained in operation until 1936.[4] The community has the name of the local Rippee family.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rippee (historical)
  2. ↑ Missouri Buckhart 15 Topographic Minute Quadrangle, USGS, 1945
  3. ↑ Rockbridge 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, 1973, USGS
  4. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "Douglas County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.


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