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.
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]