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Welcome to Ritts Junction ...

Ritts Junction is located in Creek County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Ritts Junction: Ritts Jct. (or less commonly used: Ritts Jctn.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Ritts Junction for more information about variations on the name of Ritts Junction.

Ritts Junction is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Ritts Junction: 918 & 539<3>

Communities near Ritts Junction ...

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

  • Bristow
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Drumright
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Stroud
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Prague
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Boley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Boley is located in Okfuskee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boley <4>
  • Davenport
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Depew
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Paden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Slick
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Sparks
    (19 miles [30.6 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 Ritts Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ritts Junction.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ritts Junction ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Creek, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ritts Junction - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 918 code has been Overlayed with the 539 area code. New phone numbers in the Ritts Junction area will be assigned with one of these codes: 918 or 539. As a result, placing a call in the Ritts Junction area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.