Paxton is mentioned 86 times on our forum: Latest news from Paxton, IL collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations. Ancestries: German (25.6%), United States (17.9%), Irish (14.5%), English (8.2%), Swedish (4.4%), French (2.9%).
Ripley is a city in and the county seat of Jackson County, West Virginia, United States.
Ripley, Ohio - Gallery. 1  Aerial view of Ripley from the north. 2  Ripley corporation limit sign. 3  Looking north on Second Street (US Highway 52) in Ripley. 4  Liberty Monument on the Ohio River that was dedicated in 1912. 5  Main Street ends at the Ohio River in Ripley, Ohio. History Colonel James Poage, a veteran of the American Revolution, arrived in the free state of Ohio from Staunton, Virginia in 1804 to claim the 1,000 acres (4.0 km 2) he had been granted in what was called the Virginia Military District.