County · code 18137
Ripley CountyIndiana
Ripley County is in southeastern Indiana, with its county seat in Versailles. The county was created on December 27, 1816, from Dearborn and Jefferson counties.
- Founded1816
- County seatVersailles
- Named forEleazer Wheelock Ripley
- Land area446 sq mi + 1.6 sq mi water
- Population28,995 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped18,716 checked 15 October 2026
Where it is
Ripley on the map of Indiana
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History
Formed in 1816 from Dearborn County and Jefferson County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Ripley County was created from Dearborn and Jefferson counties but was not fully organized at first; parts were attached to Dearborn and Jefferson for administrative purposes. On February 1, 1817, Ripley was detached from Jefferson and attached to Jennings for administrative purposes, then on April 10, 1818, it was fully organized and detached from both Dearborn and Jennings. In 1822, Ripley County gained territory from Switzerland County.
- 1816Ripley County created Ripley created from Dearborn and Jefferson; Ripley not fully organized, parts attached to Dearborn and Jefferson for administrative and judicial purposes. · Ind. Acts 1816, 1st sess., ch. 45, sec. 10/p. 199
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- 1818
- 1820Ripley County created Delaware New Purchase (later Adams New Purchase) created from Non-County Area 4; Delaware New Purchase not fully organized, concurrently attached to Ripley and six other counties for administrative and judicial purposes. · Ind. Acts 1819, 4th sess., ch. 54/p. 95
- 1821Changed Delaware New Purchase (later Adams New Purchase) was detached from concurrent jurisdiction of Ripley and six other counties and then attached to Bartholomew for administrative and judicial purposes. · Ind. Acts 1820, 5th sess., ch. 31, secs. 1-2, 8/pp. 79-80, 82 and ch. 32/p. 83
- 1822Gained territory Ripley gained from Switzerland. · Ind. Acts 1821, 6th sess., ch. 67/p. 127
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Ripley
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Good enough
Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 18,716 parcels from Indiana Geographic Information Office (IndianaMap). Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
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Address points Missing
No public address points layer found for Ripley County yet.
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Buildings Reference
Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026
- Official
- from the office that keeps the record
- Good enough
- a reliable statewide or national copy
- Fallback
- a guide only; check the official record
- Missing
- nothing public found yet
People and land
Ripley by the Census
Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Rules and offices
Ripley County's official site
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County government
- County government
The official website of Ripley County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Ripley County on Parcel Chart's free map and click your parcel. Save it with a free account; the full record of your place (site map, projects, documents) is Pro, in early access.
Questions
Common questions about Ripley County
- When was Ripley County founded?
- Ripley County was founded in 1816, formed from Dearborn County and Jefferson County, and named after Eleazer Wheelock Ripley.
- What is the county seat of Ripley County?
- The county seat of Ripley County is Versailles.
- Is there an online parcel map for Ripley County?
- Yes. Indiana Geographic Information Office (IndianaMap) publishes a parcel map of 18,716 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Ripley County's boundary or name changed?
- Ripley County was created in 1816 from Dearborn County and Jefferson County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 5 later changes, chiefly involving Adams County, Delaware County and Jennings County.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Ripley County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.
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