2012 Map of Ripley

About this map

Ripley serves as the focal point for this Tippah County survey, where the town's grid expands outward into the drainage basins of the Little Hatchie River and Little Tallahatchie River. The landscape is a network of small creeks and branches, including Town Cr and Cook Cr, which historically dictated the placement of early settlements and roads. Genealogists will find a high density of burial sites throughout the rural outskirts, from the prominent Tippah Memorial Gardens to smaller community grounds like Jacobs Chapel Cem, Fellowship Cem, and Academy Cem. The southern reaches of the map highlight the rural hamlets of Clarysville and Buena Vista, situated near the headwaters of Cane Cr. These scattered communities, along with features like Dumas Lake and Adkins Bottom, illustrate the transition from the concentrated commercial center of the county seat to the well-established farming and timber lands of northern Mississippi.