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Nearest Communities to Ritter,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Ritter, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Ritter:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Ritter is located in O'Brien County.

The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of O'Brien County: Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Lyon, Osceola, Plymouth & Sioux.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 75 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Ritter. Of these communities, 58 are located in counties other than O'Brien County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Ritter (which is O'Brien County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Ritter

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • O'Brien County   (where Ritter resides)
    • County Website:   https://obriencounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for O'Brien:   Primghar
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ritter   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ritter.
      • Sheldon
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Evander
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Evander is located in O'Brien County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evander
      • Archer
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Sanborn
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Max
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Max is located in O'Brien County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Max
      • Philby
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Philby is located in O'Brien County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philby
      • Plessis
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Plessis is located in O'Brien County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plessis
      • Primghar
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
      • 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
      • Mapleside
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Mapleside is located in O'Brien County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleside
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        • Germantown
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Germantown is located in O'Brien County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
        • Moneta
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Moneta is located in O'Brien County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moneta
        • Calumet
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Calumet is located in O'Brien County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
        • Sutherland
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Waterman
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Waterman is located in O'Brien County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterman
  • Cherokee County
    • County Website:   https://www.cherokeecounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Cherokee:   Cherokee
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ritter   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ritter.
      • Marcus
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Larrabee
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Larrabee is located in Cherokee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
      • Cleghorn
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Cleghorn is located in Cherokee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleghorn
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
  • Clay County
  • Dickinson County
  • Lyon County
    • County Website:   https://lyoncounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Lyon:   Rock Rapids
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ritter   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ritter.
      • George
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Little Rock
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Edna
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Edna is located in Lyon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
      • Lakewood ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Lakewood is located in Lyon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
      • Lakewood Corner
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Lakewood Corner is located in Lyon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Corner
      • Doon
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Midland
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Midland is located in Lyon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
      • Rock Rapids
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Alvord
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Lester
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Lester is located in Lyon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
  • Osceola County
    • County Website:   https://osceolacountyia.gov/
    • County Seat for Osceola:   Sibley
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ritter   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ritter.
      • Ashton
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Cloverdale
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Cloverdale is located in Osceola County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
      • Melvin
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Melvin is located in Osceola County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
      • Sibley
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Allendorf
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Allendorf is located in Osceola County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendorf
      • 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
      • Harris
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Harris is located in Osceola County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
  • Plymouth County
  • Sioux County
    • County Website:   https://siouxcountyia.gov/
    • County Seat for Sioux:   Orange City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ritter   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ritter.
      • 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
      • Hospers
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Newkirk
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Newkirk is located in Sioux County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newkirk
      • 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)
        • Hull is located in Sioux County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,296 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hull <3>
      • 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
      • Perkins
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Perkins is located in Sioux County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
      • Alton
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Orange City
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Sioux Center
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Westbrook Village
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Westbrook Village is located in Sioux County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
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        • Carmel
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Carmel is located in Sioux County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
        • Carnes
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Carnes is located in Sioux County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes
        • Rock Valley
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Maurice
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Maurice is located in Sioux County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurice
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
        • Lebanon
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Lebanon is located in Sioux County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
        • Highland Park
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Highland Park is located in Sioux County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
  • Nobles County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.nobles.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Nobles:   Worthington (MN)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ritter   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ritter.
      • 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
      • Ransom
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Ransom is located in Nobles County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
      • Ellsworth
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Org
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Org is located in Nobles County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Org
      • Rushmore
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Rushmore is located in Nobles County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmore
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
      • Round Lake
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Adrian
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Adrian is located in Nobles County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,207 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adrian <3>
      • Worthington
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Rock County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.rock.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Rock:   Luverne (MN)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ritter   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ritter.
      • Kanaranzi
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Ash Creek
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Ash Creek is located in Rock County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Creek
      • Steen
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Steen is located in Rock County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
      • Magnolia
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Magnolia is located in Rock County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ritter) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.