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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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 may 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)
- Powers is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- 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)
- Thelma is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Inlet ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Inlet is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet
- Denson ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Denson is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denson
- Oakshade
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oakshade is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakshade
- Burlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Burlington is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Eckley is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
- Eckley has also been known as:
- Eckley Station
- Advance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Advance is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Lyons
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Archbold
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pettisville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pettisville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettisville
- Wauseon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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)
- Jewell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Jewell is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Brunersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Brunersburg is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunersburg
- Williamstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Williamstown is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- 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.
- Ridgeville Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ridgeville Corners is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville Corners
- 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)
- Colton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
- Okolona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Okolona is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona
- Okolona has also been known as:
- Okalona
- Florida
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Florida is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Grelton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grelton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grelton
- McClure
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Elery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elery
- Malinta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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)
- Berkey is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Sharples
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sharples is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharples
- Centennial ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Centennial is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
- Whitehouse
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sylvania
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Fort Industry ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fort Industry is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Industry
- Holland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bailey ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Bailey has also been known as:
- Bailey Station
- Tondagamies Village ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tondagamies Village is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tondagamies Village
- 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)
- Kunkle is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
- Pioneer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Holiday City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Holiday City is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
- 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)
- Jim Town is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Town
- Montpelier
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pulaski
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pulaski is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Bryan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ainger
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ainger is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainger
- Northwest
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Northwest is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
- Cooney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cooney is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooney
- Wood County
- Grand Rapids
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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)
- York is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Clear Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Clear Lake is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Alvarado
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Alvarado is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- 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)
- Waldron is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Prattville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Prattville is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
- Lickly Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lickly Corners is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickly Corners
- Buckeye ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Buckeye is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Locust Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Corners is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Corners
- Ransom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ransom is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Pittsford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shadyside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shadyside is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
- Osseo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Frontier
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Frontier is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier
- Steamburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Steamburg is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamburg
- North Adams
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Adams is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Adams
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Hillsdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- 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)
- Liberty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in Jackson County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Clarklake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- 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)
- Munson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Munson is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munson
- North Morenci
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Morenci is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Morenci
- Canandaigua
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Canandaigua is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canandaigua
- Seneca
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Seneca is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Weston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Weston is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Clayton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Clayton is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Hudson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sand Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Creek is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek
- Jasper
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jasper is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Rollin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rollin is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollin
- Ogden Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ogden Center is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Center
- Friendly Village of Adrian
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe County (MI)
- Berringer Corners ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Berringer Corners is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berringer Corners
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Ritters - one of the links might be able to help.
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)
- Woodworth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Goss Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Snow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pleasant View Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Whitney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Butler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lime Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stockwell Mausoleum
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- County Line Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (398 more) ...
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ayers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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)
- Munson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Munson is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munson
- North Morenci
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Morenci is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Morenci
- Zone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zone is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zone
- Oakshade
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oakshade is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakshade
- Canandaigua
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Canandaigua is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canandaigua
- Tedrow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tedrow is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedrow
- Seneca
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Seneca is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Medina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Medina is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Waldron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Waldron is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Primrose
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Primrose is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Alvordton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Elmira
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Elmira is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Ottokee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ottokee is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottokee
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]<4>. 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 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:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Fulton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Defiance County
- Henry County
- Lucas County
- Williams County
- Wood County
- Steuben County
- Hillsdale County
- Jackson County
- Lenawee County
- Monroe County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Ritters) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |