Old Ripley, Illinois
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1937 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Old Ripley Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62275. The Survey maps it on the Sorento South quadrangle. 82 people lived here at the 2020 count.
Population over time
2 figuresOld Ripley fell from 108 to 82 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 108 | |
| 2020 | 82 | -26 (-24%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1937 USGS New Douglas quadrangle1:48000
- 1937 USGS New Douglas quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS New Douglas quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Sorento South quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Carlyle Lake quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
16 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Old Ripley between 2009 and 2014, burning about 49 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 13131 |
| 31 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 13124 |
| 21 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 13117 |
| 20 May 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 13073 |
| 6 April 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 11111 |
| 9 March 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 14054 |
| 6 March 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | STEELE |
| 30 March 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 14074 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Old Ripley: 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
11 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Old Ripley in 11 storm reports between 1996 and 2022: 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 2 tornado, 2 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2000 | Tornado (F1) | Old Ripley | $200,000 | A tornado left a path of damage for 9 miles across east Bond County. The damage first started 2.5 miles north northeast of Old Ripley where several large trees were damaged. The tornado traveled east alone County Road 1300 destroying one barn and 2 machine sheds. The tornado continued east snapping or uprooting large trees. It then crossed Governor Bond Lake, damaging at least 7 homes in the Springwood Estates subdivision on the east side of the lake. Large pieces from the side of one home and pieces of the roof of another were blown about 1/2 mile east. Several pieces of debris were impaled into the ground at 45 to 60 degree angles. |
| July 2022 | Flash Flood | Old Ripley | - | Up to 6 inches of rain fell in 6 to 10 hour period causing flash flooding across the northern portions of Bond County. Several roads in this area were flooded. About a mile south of Donnellson, one vehicle was washed off the roadway. The driver was rescued and sustained no injuries. |
| February 2011 | Tornado (EF1) | Old Ripley | - | A tornado touched down approximately 2.5 miles north of Pocahontas at a farm and residence along File Avenue. A concentrated area of extensive tree damage was found next to the residence. Every hardwood and softwood tree in this area was snapped at the trunk. Tree tops were thrown 30 to 50 yards. Several trees were also uprooted. The house sustained shingle damage and two supporting posts on the house were blown out. A granary was destroyed with debris thrown between 50 and 100 yards. A large metal storage shed lost its roof and two walls were blown out with debris scattered between 1/4 and 1/2 mile. The tornado skipped east, hitting another farmstead on Shawnee Road, causing damage to a silo and roof. The debris was tossed to the north over 300 yards. The maximum damage was rated EF1 with a maximum wind speed around 100 mph. The total length of the tornado was 2.7 miles with a maximum width of 50 yards. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Ripley | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous large trees across the county. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Ripley | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree onto Illinois Route 140 at the intersection with Pokey Road, just east of Old Ripley. In Greenville, several large tree limbs were blown down around town. One fell onto Third Street, blocking it for a couple of hours until it could be removed. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Ripley | - | A tree was downed on Route 140 in the Mill Hill area. |
| May 2008 | Flash Flood | Old Ripley | - | Heavy rain caused flash flooding on several roads across the county. Highways 127 and 140 were covered by up to a foot of water at several locations. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Ripley | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Ripley | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Old Ripley | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Old Ripley | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pocahontas | 5.0 miles | 11 | |
| Reno | 6.2 miles | 11 | |
| Gilmore | 6.2 miles | 11 | |
| Stubblefield | 6.4 miles | 12 | |
| Bunje | 6.7 miles | 11 | |
| Sorento | 7.1 miles | 11 | |
| Ayers | 7.8 miles | 12 | |
| Paisley Corners | 7.9 miles | 12 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Old Ripley | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2341183 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 415042. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






