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Welcome to Ritter ...

Ritter is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Ritter is located in Greene County<1>.

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

Ritter is 1,250 feet [381 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Ritter: 417

Communities Also Named Ritter ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Ritter - they are located in Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Oregon, Pennsylvania and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Ritter ...

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

  • Springfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Nixa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Nixa is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,330 people
    • Former name for Nixa:
    • Faught
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nixa <3>
  • Ozark
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Ozark is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,052 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozark <3>
  • Republic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Battlefield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Battlefield is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,665 people
  • Clever
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Clever is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clever
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,836 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clever <3>
  • Strafford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Fair Grove
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Ash Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Billings
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ritter ...

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

Adding Ritter to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ritter.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Greene, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ritter - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.