Welcome to Ritchie ...

Ritchie is located in Will County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ritchie, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Ritchie is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Ritchie ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Ritchie - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, New Brunswick, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Ritchie ...

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

• Joliet
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliet
  • Joliet is located in Will County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 146,673 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joliet <4>
• New Lenox
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Lenox have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lenox
  • New Lenox is located in Will County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,088 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Lenox <4>
• Kankakee
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kankakee
  • Kankakee is located in Kankakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kankakee <4>
• Bourbonnais
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bourbonnais have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbonnais
  • Bourbonnais is located in Kankakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bourbonnais <4>
• Shorewood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shorewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood
  • Shorewood is located in Will County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,495 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shorewood <4>
• Morris
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
  • Morris is located in Grundy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,162 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morris <4>
• Bradley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
  • Bradley is located in Kankakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradley <4>
• Channahon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Channahon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channahon
  • Channahon is located in Grundy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Channahon <4>
• Minooka
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minooka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minooka
  • Minooka is located in Grundy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minooka <4>
• Manteno
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manteno have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteno
  • Manteno is located in Kankakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,892 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manteno <4>

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 Ritchie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ritchie.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ritchie. 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 Ritchie.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ritchie ...

Looking for more information about Ritchie? 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 Ritchie, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ritchie.

Adding Ritchie to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ritchie 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 Ritchie was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ritchie.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Will County: www.willcountyillinois.com/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov