Ripley, Tennessee, United States

🇺🇸 Ripley is a city in Lauderdale County, Tennessee, United States. It is the county seat of Lauderdale County.

Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.9 square miles (33 km²), of which 12.8 square miles (33 km²) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) (0.31%) is water.

Ripley is located on the south-eastern edge of the New Madrid Seismic Zone, an area with a high earthquake risk.

Education All parts of the county are in the Lauderdale County School District.

Public K-12 schools: • Ripley Middle School • Ripley Primary School • Ripley Elementary School • Ripley High School

Other institutions: • Abundant Life Christian School • First Apostolic Academy • Gateway Christian School

Tertiary: • Tennessee Technology Center-Ripley • University of Tennessee-Martin, Ripley Campus

Religion • Whitefield Assembly of God • Maranatha Baptist Church • Victory Baptist Church • Asbury United Methodist Church • Ave Maria Catholic Church • Calvary Hill Baptist Church • Curve Baptist Church • First Apostolic Church • First Assembly of God • First Baptist Church • First United Methodist Church • Grace Baptist Church • Holly Grove Baptist Church • Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses • Mary's Chapel Baptist Church • New Beginnings Christian Center • Walnut Grove Baptist Church • Whitefield Assembly of God • Immanuel Episcopal Church • Macedonia Baptist Church • Ripley Church of God • Ripley Church of Christ • Spiller Hill Church of God In Christ • Gospel Rock Holiness Church • Olive Branch Baptist Church • Spirit of Deliverance Ministries • Lightfoot Methodist Church • Abundant Life Assembly of God • Central Community Church • Elam Baptist Church

Ripley Parks and Recreation Ripley Park, also known as Ripley Pool and Waterslide, is located at 200 Mary Robert. Its facilities include: a pool with water slide, playground equipment, seven pavilions that require reservations, grills, four athletic field complex, four state of the art tennis courts, 1.1 mile walking trail, large grassy areas parking, restrooms, and the park office.

W.G.L. Rice Park is located south of downtown Ripley, Tennessee. The park has a baseball/softball field, soccer field, tennis court, basketball court, two playgrounds, and a partial walking trail. Rice Park is the oldest city park in Ripley. The land for the park was donated in the early 1900s through a gift by the Rice Family and is noted for its historic Labor Day Celebration.

Downtown revitalization As one of the six cities selected in Tennessee for downtown revitalization, extensive work is being done around the town square and adjacent areas. Work began in the fall of 2008 and the courthouse square was completed in May 2010.