Rippey, IA

Rippey is a city in Greene County, Iowa, United States. The 2020 census counted 220 residents. Rippey got its start in the year 1870, following construction of the Des Moines Valley Railroad through that territory. In the late 19th century, Rippey and Angus, four miles to the southeast, were the centers of coal mining in Greene County. In the late 1800s Rippey had a high school in the town itself, as well as an area township high school and eleven local grade schools in the surrounding rural area. Taken together, these details give a newcomer a usable picture of Rippey, where its history, geography, and current gathering places meet. For Rippey, the memorable detail is the way older history and current gathering places share one local map.