Welcome to Ritz ...

Ritz is located in Scott County<1>.

The location of Ritz has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ritz, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1914.

Ritz is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Ritz lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Ritz lies within the (479) area code.

Communities Also Named Ritz ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Ritz - they are located in Idaho and New Jersey.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ritz.

Communities near Ritz ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ritz.

• Mena
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mena
  • Mena is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mena <4>
• Waldron
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
  • Waldron is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waldron <4>
• Rich Mountain
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rich Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Mountain
  • Rich Mountain is located in Polk County
• Winfield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
  • Winfield is located in Scott County
• Y City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Y City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Y City
  • Y City is located in Scott County
• Boles
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
  • Boles is located in Scott County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boles <4>
• Bates
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
  • Bates is located in Scott County
• Potter Junction
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Junction
  • Potter Junction is located in Polk County
• Potter
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
  • Potter is located in Polk County
• Dallas
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
  • Dallas is located in Polk County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ritz. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ritz.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ritz. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ritz.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ritz. See our Newspapers Page for Ritz.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ritz ...

Looking for more information about Ritz? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Ritz, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ritz.

Adding Ritz to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ritz in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Ritz was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ritz post office opened in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ritz.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ritz. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/