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Ghost town · Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Ripple is a ghost town in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. It is one of 2 former communities in Luzerne County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 19th among the 45 Pennsylvania counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ripple as a historical populated place on the Sweet Valley topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 41.2979° N, 76.2397° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Sweet Valley |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1,266 ft |
| Nearest living town | Jamison City, PA |
| Distance to it | 6.8 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1197935 |
| Coordinates | 41.29786, -76.23966 |
What's there now
Ripple is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Jamison City, PA (population 257), about 6.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,266 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Y Covered Bridge No. 156covered bridge · Columbia County · 6.5 mi
- Rickettsghost town · Sullivan County · 6.7 mi
- Bittenbender Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Luzerne County · 8.1 mi
- Stillwater Covered Bridge No. 134covered bridge · Columbia County · 11.9 mi
- Creasyville Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Columbia County · 13 mi
- Josiah Hess Covered Bridge No. 122covered bridge · Columbia County · 13.7 mi
- Jud Christie Covered Bridge No. 95covered bridge · Columbia County · 14.1 mi
- Twin Bridges-West Paden Covered Bridge No. 121covered bridge · Columbia County · 14.5 mi
- Twin Bridges-East Paden Covered Bridge No. 120covered bridge · Columbia County · 14.5 mi
- Mill Cityghost town · Wyoming County · 15.2 mi
- Sam Eckman Covered Bridge No. 92covered bridge · Columbia County · 15.5 mi
- Kramer Covered Bridge No. 113covered bridge · Columbia County · 15.8 mi
Questions
Where is Ripple?
Ripple is in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, at 41.2979, -76.2397.
How many ghost towns are in Luzerne County?
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.