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:
39.6742, -82.8513
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 Pickaway County<2>.
The county seat for Pickaway County is located in Circleville. Circleville lies just to the southwest of the Ritter Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ritter Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Ritter Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ritter Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wagner Farm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Wagner Farm Cemetery is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner Farm Cemetery
- Turkey Run Baptist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Peters - Tallman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Peters - Tallman Cemetery is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters - Tallman Cemetery
- The Peters - Tallman Cemetery has also been known as:
- Benjamin Tallman Cemetery
- Chester Peters Cemetery
- Tallman Cemetery
- Reber Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Reber Hill Cemetery is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reber Hill Cemetery
- Dry Run Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Dry Run Cemetery is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run Cemetery
- The Dry Run Cemetery has also been known as:
- Flora D. Peters Farm Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- East Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The East Union Cemetery is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union Cemetery
- Infirmary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Infirmary Cemetery is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Infirmary Cemetery
- Stout Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Stout Cemetery is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout Cemetery
- Israel Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Israel Lutheran Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Israel Lutheran Cemetery
- The Israel Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Dutch Hollow Cemetery
- Dutch Hollow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Dutch Hollow Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hollow Cemetery
- New Dutch Hollow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Hoover Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hoover Hill Cemetery is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Herman Cemetery is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Herman Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Amanda Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ashville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ashville Cemetery is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashville Cemetery
- Pontious Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Pauls Evangelical Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Paul UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Paul UMC Cemetery is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul UMC Cemetery
- The St. Paul UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Pauls Evangelical Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2207603 <5>
- Stoutsville Reform Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
- Marcy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 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:
- East Ringgold
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- East Ringgold is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ringgold
- Cedar Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Knollwood Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Knollwood Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood Village
- Stoutsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ashville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Circleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Amanda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Paul
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Paul is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Thacher
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Thacher is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacher
- Thacher has also been known as:
- Livington
- Thatcher Corners
- South Bloomfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- South Bloomfield is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
- Fox
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fox is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Logan Elm Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Logan Elm Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Elm Village
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Duvall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Duvall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- Tarlton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Delmont ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Delmont is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
- Lithopolis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Huntsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Huntsville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Jefferson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Revenge ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Revenge is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revenge
- Carroll
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lockbourne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Canal Winchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Elmwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Elmwood is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Bright ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bright is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Sharp ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sharp is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
- Tarhe Town ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tarhe Town is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarhe Town
- Lancaster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Commercial Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Groveport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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 Pickaway County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ritter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashville
- Circleville
- Lancaster
- Stoutsville
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 Ohio:
- Pages specific to Pickaway 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 #1045037 (Ritter Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1045037 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: Pickaway
- Est. Elev: 308 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: East Ringgold
- Location given for Ritter Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.6742299 Lon: -82.8512866
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Ohio's counties, including Pickaway, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |