A visit to the Ritter Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Ritter Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ritter Cemetery:
36.9576, -92.7321
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ritter Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ritter Cemetery is located in Douglas County<2>.
The county seat for Douglas County is located in Ava. Ava lies just to the east of the Ritter Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Ritter Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ritter Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Arno Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Arno Cemetery is located in Douglas County
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- Burdett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Burdett Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett Cemetery
- Daily Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Daily Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daily Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Bragg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bragg Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg Cemetery
- Arden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Arden Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden Cemetery
- Goodhope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Goodhope Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodhope Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
- Tower Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Tower Hill Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Hill Cemetery
- Ava Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Ava Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava Cemetery
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- Denney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Denney Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denney Cemetery
- Ellison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ellison Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison Cemetery
- Lakey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lakey Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakey Cemetery
- McKnight Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The McKnight Cemetery is located in Douglas County
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- Huffman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Huffman Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Stillings Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Stillings Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillings Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Douglas County
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- Johnson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Watterson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Watterson Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watterson Cemetery
- Fannen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Fannen Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannen Cemetery
- Billingsly Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ritter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ritter Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Red Bank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Red Bank is located in Douglas County
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- Ava
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Arden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arden is located in Douglas County
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- Smallett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Smallett is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallett
- Rome
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rome is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Squires
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Squires is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires
- Johns Mills ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Johns Mills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Mills
- Sarvis Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sarvis Point is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarvis Point
- Elkhead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Elkhead is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhead
- McClurg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- McClurg is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClurg
- Olathia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Olathia is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathia
- Mansfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Olga
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Olga is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olga
- Seymour
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Foil
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Foil is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foil
- Wasola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wasola is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasola
- Bruner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bruner is located in Christian County
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- Bradleyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bradleyville is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradleyville
- Summit City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Summit City is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
- Diggins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Diggins is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diggins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Macomb
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Macomb is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
- Garrison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Garrison is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Thornfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Thornfield is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornfield
- Noble
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Noble is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
- Almartha
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Almartha is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almartha
- Velsor ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Velsor is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velsor
- Oldfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Oldfield is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Chadwick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Chadwick is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwick
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Ritter Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Douglas County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ritter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ava
- Ava lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the East (E) of the Ritter Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ava.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
- Chadwick
- Mansfield
- Seymour
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Ritter Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Douglas County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Ritter Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #743015 (Ritter Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #743015 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Douglas
- Est. Elev: 331 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ava
- Location given for Ritter Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.9575542 Lon: -92.7321133
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Douglas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ritter Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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