Explore Ripley, Ohio, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Ripley, Ohio. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Ohio or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Ripley.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Ripley |
| State | Ohio (OH) |
| County | Brown County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 38.730797 |
| Longitude | -83.832852 |
| Population | 1,591 |
| Density | 308.8 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 45167 |
| Area Code | 513 |
| County Seat | Georgetown |
| School District | Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington Local School District |
Ripley occupies a landscape defined by the persistent, rhythmic southward push of Redoak Creek as it carves through the fertile terrain toward the broader waterway. It lies 13.6 miles east-southeast of Franklin Township Clermont County, OH (from Franklin Township Clermont County, OH: bearing 111°T), and is situated 9.0 miles northwest of Maysville. Beyond the immediate banks, the land rises into the shadowed slopes of Howard Ridge, while Mefford Hollow creates a quiet, secluded crease in the earth just a mile away. The air here holds a heavy, humid stillness during the late summer months, thick with the scent of damp soil and the pervasive, golden light that seems to cling to the trees at dusk. Only four miles distant, the waters of Jackpot Lake offer a stagnant contrast to the moving currents of the local creeks, providing a sanctuary for the flora and fauna that thrive in this inland expanse.
Ripley remains defined by its profound historical legacy as a clandestine node of liberation, where the architecture of the nineteenth century still holds the weight of long-standing moral resolve. The local economy, once tied to the river trade and the labor of the land, now shifts with the quiet turning of the seasons, maintaining a pace that favors preservation over rapid expansion. A mile from the center, the Ohio River Mussel Sanctuary serves as a reminder of the ecological intricacies embedded within these riverbeds, protecting the fragile life that anchors the regional ecosystem. Life in Ripley moves with a deliberate gravity, anchored by the brick facades and the sturdy, unadorned character of those who continue to cultivate this quiet corner of the interior.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Ripley, Ohio. Coordinates: 38.730797, -83.832852. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Ripley includes the ZIP code (45167), telephone area code (513), county seat of Brown County (Georgetown), and school district assignment (Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington Local School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |