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RIPLEY COUNTY, Indiana
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*First created in 1816.
*County seat: Versailles.
Located in southeastern Indiana.
*Cities, Towns & Communities include: Allen Crossing, Ballstown, Batesville, Behlmer Corner, Benham, Correct, Cross Plains, Cross Roads (Spanglerville), Dabney, Delaware, Dewberry, Elrod, Friendship, Haney Corner, Holton, Jolleyville, Laughery Switch, Laugheryville, Lookout, Milan, Morris, Napoleon, Negangards Corner, New Marion, Old Milan, Olean, Osgood, Otter Village, Penntown, Pierceville, Prattsburg, Rexville, Saint Magdalen (San Jacinto), Spades, Spades Depot, Spades Station, Stumpke Corner, Sunman and Versailles.
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Select a TOWN from above to go to the township location, with links and information specific to that area, OR, select a TOWNSHIP from the following table:

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Townships in Ripley County 
(North = Top)

Laughery Township Adams Township
Jackson Township Delaware Township Franklin Township
Otter Creek Township Center Township
Johnson Township		 Washington Township
Shelby Township Brown Township -->
Surrounding Counties:
 NW = Decatur County, IN    N = Franklin County, IN
W = Jennings County, IN    RIPLEY COUNTY     E = Dearborn County, IN
                                         S = Jefferson County, IN  SE = Switzerland County, IN
Ripley County Communities
Adams Township communities include: Morris, Penntown, Spades and Sunman.  Spades Station appears as a place name in the 1870 Census, and Spades Depot appears on a ca. 1880 Map; both appear to have at/near the community later called simply "Spades."
  • Ripley County Tourism - About Sunman


    • Brown Township communities include:  Benham, Cross Plains, Dewberry, Friendship and Olean.
  • Ripley County Tourism - About Friendship - About Cross Plains


    • Center Township communities include:  Laughery Switch, Osgood and Otter Village.
  • USGS: Laughery Switch location
  • Ripley County Tourism - About Osgood
  • Osgood Public Library
    •    136 W. Ripley Street - Osgood, IN  47037  Phone: (812) 689-4011.

    Delaware Township communities include:  Delaware and Lookout.

    Franklin Township communities include:  Behlmer Corner, Milan, Negangards Corner, Old Milan, Pierceville, Prattsburg and Stumpke Corner.  Milan is located at the Franklin and Washington Townships line.
  • Ripley County Tourism - About Milan
  • USGS:  Tiger Map of Prattsburg (lat = 39.0942, lon = -85.1117)


    • Jackson Township communities include:  Napoleon.
  • Ripley County Tourism - About Napoleon


    • Johnson Township communities include:  Correct and Versailles (the county seat).
  • Ripley County Tourism - About Versailles -
  • Tyson Library Inc.
    •     325 West Tyson Street - Versailles, IN 47042  Phone: (812) 689-5894.

    Laughery Township communities include:  Ballstown, Batesville, Cross Roads (Spanglerville) and Laugheryville.
  • Batesville - Business Directory and Local News.
  • Today in Batesville & Oldenburg - Online News.
  • Ripley County Tourism - About Batesville
  • Route-One.com for Southeastern Indiana online information.
  • Batesville Civic Information - includes a photo tour.
  • Batesville Memorial Public Library

    • Indiana History and Genealogy Collection.
  • USGS: Map of Cross Roads (Spanglerville) location (lat/long = 391646N, 0851430W).
  • USGS:  Map of Laugheryville location (lat/long = 391341N, 0851749W)


    • Otter Creek Township communities include:  Allen Crossing, Dabney and Holton.
  • Ripley County Tourism - About Holton


    • Shelby Township communities include:  Haney Corner, New Marion and Rexville.  Saint Magdalen (also known as San Jacinto) was located west of Rexville inside the area of Jefferson Proving Ground.
  • USGS: Map of Jolleyville location (lat, long = 385939N, 0852134W).
  • USGS: Map of Saint Magdalen location (lat, long = 385728N, 0852329W).
  • St. Magdalene Catholic Church Cemetery Records - New Marion, Shelby Twp., Ripley County, Indiana.


    • Washington Township communities include:  Elrod and Stringtown.  Milan is located at the Franklin and Washington Townships line.
  • USGS: Map of Stringtown location
  • Ripley County, Indiana Interactive Map
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