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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Ritters. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Ritters to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ritters, please Contact Us.

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Ritters (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Ritters. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived 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.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of 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 included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Ritters is historic, it would have been located within present day Fulton County.

To see how the shape of Ohio's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fulton County: Hillsdale (MI), Lenawee (MI), Henry, Lucas & Williams.

Below are the counties that are near Ritters. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ritters:

  • Fulton County     (The home county of Ritters)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ritters, with the one closest to Ritters listed first.
    • Powers ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Powers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
      • Powers is located in Fulton County
      • Powers has also been known as:
      • Powers Station
    • Fayette
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Thelma ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thelma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
      • Thelma is located in Fulton County
    • Inlet ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Inlet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet
      • Inlet is located in Fulton County
    • Denson ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Denson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denson
      • Denson is located in Fulton County
    • Oakshade
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakshade
      • Oakshade is located in Fulton County
    • Burlington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
      • Burlington is located in Fulton County
    • Eckley ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eckley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
      • Eckley is located in Fulton County
      • Eckley has also been known as:
      • Eckley Station
    • Advance
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
      • Advance is located in Fulton County
    • Lyons
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
      • Lyons is located in Fulton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <3>
    • Archbold
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Pettisville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettisville
      • Pettisville is located in Fulton County
  • Defiance County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ritters, with the one closest to Ritters listed first.
    • Ney
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ney
      • Ney is located in Defiance County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 337 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ney <3>
    • Jewell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
      • Jewell is located in Defiance County
    • Williamstown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamstown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
      • Williamstown is located in Defiance County
    • Defiance
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ritters, with the one closest to Ritters listed first.
    • Napoleon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Liberty Center
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Colton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
      • Colton is located in Henry County
    • Okolona
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona
      • Okolona is located in Henry County
      • Okolona has also been known as:
      • Okalona
    • Florida
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florida have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
      • Florida is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
    • Grelton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grelton
      • Grelton is located in Henry County
    • McClure
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClure have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure
      • McClure is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McClure <3>
    • Elery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elery
      • Elery is located in Henry County
    • Malinta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malinta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malinta
      • Malinta is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malinta <3>
  • Lucas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ritters, with the one closest to Ritters listed first.
    • Berkey
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkey
      • Berkey is located in Lucas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
    • Sharples
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharples
      • Sharples is located in Lucas County
    • Centennial ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Centennial. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
      • Centennial is located in Lucas County
    • Whitehouse
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehouse have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
      • Whitehouse is located in Lucas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,932 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehouse <3>
    • Sylvania
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sylvania. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
      • Sylvania is located in Lucas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,515 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvania <3>
    • Fort Industry ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Industry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Industry
      • Fort Industry is located in Lucas County
    • Holland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
      • Holland is located in Lucas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holland <3>
    • Bailey ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bailey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
      • Bailey is located in Lucas County
      • Bailey has also been known as:
      • Bailey Station
    • Tondagamies Village ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tondagamies Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tondagamies Village
      • Tondagamies Village is located in Lucas County
  • Williams County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ritters, with the one closest to Ritters listed first.
    • Alvordton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • West Unity
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Kunkle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
      • Kunkle is located in Williams County
    • Pioneer
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
      • Pioneer is located in Williams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,396 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pioneer <3>
    • Holiday City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
      • Holiday City is located in Williams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
    • Stryker
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jim Town
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jim Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Town
      • Jim Town is located in Williams County
    • Montpelier
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montpelier have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
      • Montpelier is located in Williams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,907 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montpelier <3>
    • Pulaski
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
      • Pulaski is located in Williams County
    • Bryan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
      • Bryan is located in Williams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,212 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryan <3>
    • Ainger
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainger
      • Ainger is located in Williams County
    • Northwest
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Northwest. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
      • Northwest is located in Williams County
  • Wood County
    • Grand Rapids
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rapids
      • Grand Rapids is located in Wood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Rapids <3>
  • Steuben County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ritters, with the one closest to Ritters listed first.
    • York
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for York. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
      • York is located in Steuben County (IN)
    • Clear Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clear Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
      • Clear Lake is located in Steuben County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
    • Alvarado
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
      • Alvarado is located in Steuben County (IN)
  • Hillsdale County (MI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ritters, with the one closest to Ritters listed first.
    • Waldron
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
      • Waldron is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
    • Prattville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
      • Prattville is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
    • Lickly Corners
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickly Corners
      • Lickly Corners is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
    • Buckeye ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buckeye. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
      • Buckeye is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
    • Locust Corners
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Corners
      • Locust Corners is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
    • Ransom
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
      • Ransom is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
    • Pittsford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsford
      • Pittsford is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsford <3>
    • Shadyside
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
      • Shadyside is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
    • Osseo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Frontier
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frontier have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier
      • Frontier is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
    • Steamburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamburg
      • Steamburg is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
    • North Adams
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Adams have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Adams
      • North Adams is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
  • Jackson County (MI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ritters, with the one closest to Ritters listed first.
    • Brooklyn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
      • Brooklyn is located in Jackson County (MI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,165 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooklyn <3>
    • Liberty
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Jackson County (MI)
    • Clarklake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarklake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarklake
      • Clarklake is located in Jackson County (MI)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarklake <3>
  • Lenawee County (MI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ritters, with the one closest to Ritters listed first.
    • Morenci
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morenci
      • Morenci is located in Lenawee County (MI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,129 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morenci <3>
    • Munson
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Munson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munson
      • Munson is located in Lenawee County (MI)
    • North Morenci
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Morenci
      • North Morenci is located in Lenawee County (MI)
    • Canandaigua
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canandaigua
      • Canandaigua is located in Lenawee County (MI)
    • Seneca
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seneca. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
      • Seneca is located in Lenawee County (MI)
    • Weston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Weston is located in Lenawee County (MI)
    • Clayton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
      • Clayton is located in Lenawee County (MI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
    • Hudson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
      • Hudson is located in Lenawee County (MI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,195 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <3>
    • Sand Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek
      • Sand Creek is located in Lenawee County (MI)
    • Jasper
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
      • Jasper is located in Lenawee County (MI)
    • Rollin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rollin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollin
      • Rollin is located in Lenawee County (MI)
    • Ogden Center
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ogden Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Center
      • Ogden Center is located in Lenawee County (MI)
  • Monroe County (MI)
    • Berringer Corners ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berringer Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berringer Corners
      • Berringer Corners is located in Monroe County (MI)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ritters, see our County-by-County Page for Ritters.

Cemeteries Near Ritters ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ritters.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ritters covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ritters, with the one closest to Ritters listed first.

  • Jehovah's Witnesses Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jehovah's Witnesses Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jehovah's Witnesses Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woodworth Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodworth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodworth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Goss Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goss Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Snow Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant View Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Whitney Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitney Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rose Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Butler Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lime Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lime Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lime Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stockwell Mausoleum
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stockwell Mausoleum
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stockwell Mausoleum have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • County Line Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Line Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Line Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Olive Branch Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olive Branch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olive Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mt. Salem Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Salem Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Ayers Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ayers Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ayers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

Ritters itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Ritters, with the one closest to Ritters listed first.

  • Fayette
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Morenci
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morenci
    • Morenci is located in Lenawee County (MI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,129 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morenci <3>
  • Munson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Munson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munson
    • Munson is located in Lenawee County (MI)
  • North Morenci
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Morenci
    • North Morenci is located in Lenawee County (MI)
  • Zone
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zone have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zone
    • Zone is located in Fulton County
  • Oakshade
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakshade
    • Oakshade is located in Fulton County
  • Canandaigua
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canandaigua
    • Canandaigua is located in Lenawee County (MI)
  • Tedrow
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tedrow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedrow
    • Tedrow is located in Fulton County
  • Seneca
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seneca. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
    • Seneca is located in Lenawee County (MI)
  • Medina
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medina have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
    • Medina is located in Lenawee County (MI)
  • Waldron
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
    • Waldron is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
  • Primrose
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Primrose have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
    • Primrose is located in Williams County
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    • Alvordton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Elmira
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmira have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
      • Elmira is located in Fulton County
    • Ottokee
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ottokee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottokee
      • Ottokee is located in Fulton County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ritters. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ritters.

Newspapers Published in Ritters ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 81 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ritters.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ritters, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ritters.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Ritters:

The official website for Fulton County: www.fultoncountyoh.com/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ritters, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ritters) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ritters. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7028, Longitude: -84.2699       In this case, the coordinates for Ritters have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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