Gazetteer/Almanac
Headnote
RIPLEY COUNTY, situated in the southeast part of Indiana. Area, 400 square miles. Face of the country, elevated and even; soil, sandy. Seat of justice, Versailles. Pop. in 1820, 1,822; in 1830, 3,957; in 1840, 10,392; in 1850, 7,198. (Fanning's, 1853)