| Official Name: | Riepetown, Nevada |
| Settlement Type: | Ghost town |
| Pushpin Map: | Nevada |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Nevada |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | White Pine |
| Elevation Ft: | 7100 |
| Coordinates: | 39.2644°N -115.0108°W |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 856354 |
Riepetown is a ghost town in White Pine County, Nevada, United States.[1] Riepetown is located on former State Route 485, 3 miles southwest of its junction with U.S. Route 50; 5 miles northwest of Ely.[2]
Riepetown was named for Richard A. Riepe, a first-generation German immigrant who surveyed the land in this area. Riepe was later elected to the Nevada Assembly, representing Lincoln County in 1883 and White Pine County in 1889.[3]
Riepetown was not a company town and thus played host to businesses banned in other mining communities, such as brothels and saloons. It was decimated by a massive fire in 1917, and though portions were rebuilt, the town gradually depopulated.[3]