Hi L.,
I went to the Ripley Co. site and couldn't find any general
information on
history or formation of Ripley County. Probably just missed it somewhere.
Where would I find that on your site?
You'll have to go to the Ripley County Historical Society website, and
the graphic at the top left has a bit on the formation of Ripley County.
There are also other links to various things at the RCHS archives.... my
Ripley County Genealogical Data webpages are my personal RCHS pages.
http://seidata.com/~rchslib/
Lori