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Ripley at a glance
- County
- Lauderdale County
- County seat
- Ripley
- Population
- 7,800
- Lauderdale County population
- 25,143
- Local records
- Lauderdale County offices
- ZIP codes
- 38063
About Ripley public records
Ripley, a place of 7,800 people, is the seat of Lauderdale County, so most county offices are in Ripley itself. The town keeps its own council and business records. Our Lauderdale County page lists each county office.
Abandoned mine records
Old mine workings in Ripley
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
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What is on record in Ripley
- Old mine sites
- 3
- Past producers, now closed
- 3
- Producing when recorded
- 1
- Main minerals
- construction sand and gravel; Clay
- Holes drawn on the old survey maps
- 2
- Shafts and tunnels
- 0
- What they are
- gravel pit
- Maps surveyed
- 1972
- Records behind them
- 8 records for 6 sites, the rest are the same working written down more than once
- Sources
- USGS mineral file and USGS topographic mine features
Is an old working under a property here?
The mine records hold 4 mine sites inside the city or town limits: 3 past producers, now closed, 1 site producing when the record was made; the old survey maps add 2 holes drawn inside the city or town limits, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are construction sand and gravel; Clay.
A point in either file is a location, not a property line: the sheet shows the opening on the surface, not the rooms under it. The record that shows what runs under a parcel is the mine map. The OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds scanned underground mine maps and answers requests for a named mine or an area. Tennessee's coal regulatory program was run by OSMRE until the state took it back; the state AML program is in TDEC.
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- TDEC Division of Mineral and Geologic Resources (Tennessee Geological Survey)The division that holds the state geological survey and the abandoned mine lands program.
Named workings recorded in Ripley (4 shown, 2 unnamed on the map)
Ripley sits over the Mississippi Region coal field and the coal there is lignite, worked mostly at the surface. The two federal files record a shaft, an adit or a deposit where one was drawn on a survey sheet or catalogued as a site; neither file carries the outline of the workings, so the counts above are not the measure of what was mined under this town. The record that shows it is the mine map, held by TDEC Mining, Data and Map Viewers and linked below.
Tennessee abandoned mine maps ranks every county and town in the state by the workings recorded inside it, names the office that holds the mine maps, and says what to do if the ground moves.
Disclaimer: The mine information here is for general information only. Old mine records can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and finding nothing here does not mean there is nothing there. Check with the mine map office named here before you rely on it, and have a qualified engineer look at any ground you are worried about. PublicRecordCenter.com assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or consequences arising from the use of this information.
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Wage and hour cases in Ripley, Tennessee
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 18 investigations with a Ripley address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $71,363 in back wages agreed for 120 workers. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment, and the city is the one written on the employer's record.
- Investigations closed
- 18
- Back wages agreed
- $71,363
- Workers due back wages
- 120
- Civil money penalties
- $68,007
- Employers on the record
- 15
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Lankford Farms | 2 | $40,593 | 44 |
| Tims Family Farm | 2 | $10,725 | 38 |
| Cole's Inc. of Ripley | 1 | $6,575 | 7 |
| Arp Cotton Gin Co., LLC | 2 | $4,107 | 9 |
| AMV Development LLC | 1 | $2,593 | 1 |
| Northpoint Regional, LLC | 1 | $2,406 | 14 |
| Children's Village | 1 | $2,349 | 4 |
| Above and Beyond Residential Living Inc. | 1 | $1,898 | 1 |
| KRMAS, Inc. | 1 | $69 | 1 |
| Ripley Operator, LLC | 1 | $48 | 1 |
| E.W. James & Sons Supermarket, Inc. | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Barham's Farm | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Sue Watson | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Steve & Sue Watson | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Parkers Farms | 1 | $0 | 0 |
Every employer whose address on the record is in Ripley, by back wages agreed; 4 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Tennessee wage theft records page ranks the whole state.
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How do I register to vote in Ripley, Tennessee?
Voter registration in Tennessee is run by the Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Elections, and the county election commission keeps the roll for Ripley. You can register online, by mail or in person. You must be registered no later than 30 days before the election; mailed forms must be postmarked at least 30 days before.
How do I get a birth or death certificate in Ripley, Tennessee?
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Tennessee come from the Tennessee Department of Health, Office of Vital Records. The fee is $15.00 for each birth or death certificate, first and additional copies. All county health departments can issue any birth or death certificate registered statewide with the Tennessee Office of Vital Records; you do not need to go to the county where the event occurred.
How do I look up property records in Ripley, Tennessee?
Deeds for property in Ripley are recorded by the county register of deeds, the county assessor of property sets the assessed value, and the county trustee sends the tax bill. Our Lauderdale County page lists those offices.
How do I find business license records in Ripley, Tennessee?
Businesses that operate in Ripley register with the Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations, which runs the state business entity search. Business licenses are issued by the county clerk, and by the city if it imposes the business tax, where the business is located; businesses with taxable receipts over $3,000 need one.
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Tennessee criminal history checks are run by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI). The fee is $29.00 for each name based check. Request a Tennessee name based criminal history check online through Tennessee Open Records Information Services (TORIS), paying by credit card.
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