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Introduction ...

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 Ritchie (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 Ritchie. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

Ritchie is located in Clinton County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clinton County: Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Lycoming, Potter & Union.

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

  • Clinton County     (The home county of Ritchie)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ritchie, with the one closest to Ritchie listed first.
    • North Bend
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Farwell
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Farwell is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
    • Renovo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • South Renovo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • South Renovo is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Renovo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
    • Farrandsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Farrandsville is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrandsville
    • Beech Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Westport
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Swissdale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Swissdale is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swissdale
    • Flemington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Flemington is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
    • Lock Haven
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bitumen
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Bitumen is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitumen
    • Cooks Run
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Cooks Run is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Run
  • Cameron County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ritchie, with the one closest to Ritchie listed first.
    • Wyside
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Wyside is located in Cameron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyside
    • Driftwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Huntley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Huntley is located in Cameron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
    • Mix Run
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Mix Run is located in Cameron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mix Run
  • Centre County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ritchie, with the one closest to Ritchie listed first.
    • Monument
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Monument is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument
    • Blanchard
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Blanchard is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
    • Romola
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Romola is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romola
    • Howard
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jacksonville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jacksonville is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
    • Curtin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Curtin is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtin
    • Pancake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Pancake is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pancake
    • Poorman Side
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Poorman Side is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poorman Side
    • Clarence
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Central City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Central City is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
    • Rebersburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Snow Shoe
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Clearfield County
    • Pottersdale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Pottersdale is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersdale
  • Lycoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ritchie, with the one closest to Ritchie listed first.
    • Jersey Mills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • English Mills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • English Mills is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Mills
    • Ramsey
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Ramsey is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
    • Hilborn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Hilborn is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilborn
    • Carsontown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Carsontown is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsontown
    • Jersey Shore
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Brookside
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Brookside is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
    • Salladasburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Salladasburg is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salladasburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
    • Antes Fort
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Antes Fort is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antes Fort
    • White Pine
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • White Pine is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pine
    • Hughesville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Oregon Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Oregon Hill is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Hill
  • Potter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ritchie, with the one closest to Ritchie listed first.
    • New Bergen ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • New Bergen is located in Potter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bergen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
    • Galeton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Tioga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ritchie, with the one closest to Ritchie listed first.
    • Blackwell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Blackwell is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
    • Pine
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Pine is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
    • Hoytville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Hoytville is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytville
    • Morris
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Antrim
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Antrim is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim
    • Hartsfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Hartsfield is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsfield
    • Thumptown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Thumptown is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thumptown

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

Cemeteries Near Ritchie ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ritchie.

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 Ritchie - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Shintown Methodist Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Bluestone Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Noyes Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Robbins Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Sunnyside Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Beth Yehuda Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Agnes Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (75 more) ...
    • Highland Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Okome Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Brown Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Ritchie had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Whetham
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Whetham is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetham
  • Hyner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hyner is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyner
  • Glen Union
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Glen Union is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Union
  • Ferney
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ferney is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferney
  • North Bend
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Haneyville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Haneyville is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haneyville
  • Renovo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Farrandsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Farrandsville is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrandsville
  • Shintown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Shintown is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shintown
  • Queens Run
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Queens Run is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Run
  • Cammal
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Cammal is located in Lycoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cammal
  • Beech Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Ritchie ...

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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ritchie.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ritchie, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ritchie.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 information is open to everyone.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>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 Ritchie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Ritchie) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.