Ritter, Iowa Explained

Official Name:Ritter, Iowa
Pushpin Map:Iowa
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Iowa
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:O'Brien
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:1427
Coordinates:43.2442°N -95.8228°W
Area Code:712
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:464720

Ritter is an unincorporated community in O'Brien County, Iowa, United States.

History

Ritter was platted when the Chicago, Minneapolis & St. Paul Railroad was extended to that point.[1] The community was named for J. L. Ritter, a railroad dispatcher.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Past and Present of O'Brien and Osceola Counties, Iowa, Volume 1 . B. F. Bowen . 1914 . 360.
  2. Book: Chicago and North Western Railway Company. A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. 1908. 189.