Welcome to Ritchie ...

Ritchie is located in Clinton County<1>.

The location of Ritchie has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ritchie, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Ritchie is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Ritchie lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Ritchie lies within the (570) area code.

Websites for Ritchie ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.clintoncountyinfo.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Ritchie, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Ritchie ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Ritchie - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, New Brunswick, North Carolina, Saskatchewan, Tennessee and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ritchie.

Communities near Ritchie ...

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

• Lock Haven
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Haven
  • Lock Haven is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lock Haven <4>
• Mill Hall
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Hall
  • Mill Hall is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,586 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mill Hall <4>
• Avis
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avis
  • Avis is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,476 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avis <4>
• Flemington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flemington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
  • Flemington is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
• Renovo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renovo
  • Renovo is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Renovo <4>
• Howard
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
  • Howard is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 728 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howard <4>
• Beech Creek
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beech Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Creek
  • Beech Creek is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 685 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beech Creek <4>
• South Renovo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Renovo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Renovo
  • South Renovo is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
• Salladasburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salladasburg
  • Salladasburg is located in Lycoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
• North Bend
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
  • North Bend is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Bend <4>

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 Ritchie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ritchie.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ritchie ...

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

Adding Ritchie to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ritchie in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Ritchie was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Ritchie on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ritchie.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ritchie. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Clinton County: www.clintoncountypa.com/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/