Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Ritter had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ritter, with the one closest to Ritter listed first.
- Sheldon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ashton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Matlock
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Boyden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Boyden is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Archer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sanborn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sibley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- George
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hospers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Little Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Newkirk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Newkirk is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newkirk
- Primghar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Middleburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Middleburg is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
- Hull
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Edna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Edna is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Hartley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hartley is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
- Perkins
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Perkins is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
- Granville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Granville is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- May City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- May City is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May City
- Ocheyedan
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ocheyedan is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheyedan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Paullina
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Paullina is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paullina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
- Gaza
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gaza is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaza
- Bigelow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bigelow is located in Nobles County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
- Sioux Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Orange City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Doon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ritter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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