Name/Title
Rippon Post OfficesEntry/Object ID
IMG3431 veDescription
Rippon was the first post office in Jefferson County to have its name changed without interruption of service. It originally opened as Newburg Post Office on October 12, 1852. The names of the post office and community were changed to Rippon on December 23, 1852. The post office was located in a number of different buildings over the years.
Upper: Once the Rippon Post Office, this building on Rt. 340, Berryville Pike, is privately owned in 2021. Photographed by Susan Whitmore. (IMG3744)
Lower left: The space between these two extant buildings on Rt. 340, Berryville Pike, once held the Rippon Post Office. Photographed by Susan Whitmore in 2020. (IMG3730)
Lower right: Current Rippon Post Office at 2468 Berryville Pike, in 2018. Photographed by Susan Whitmore. (IMG3431)