Mill Creek flows generally west-northwestward in a winding course through central and western Jackson County, through the city of Ripley, which may have been named for Harry Ripley, a traveling preacher said to have drowned in the creek in 1830.
Mill Creek flows generally west-northwestward in a winding course through central and western Jackson County, following a path that may have been named after Harry Ripley, a traveling preacher who reportedly drowned in the creek in 1830.