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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 Ritters Crossroads (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 Crossroads. 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.

Name Variations for Ritters Crossroads ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Ritters Crossroads: Ritters Xrds.
  • While the name of this community is Ritters Crossroads, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Ritters Crossroads may originally have been Ritter's Crossroads.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Ritters Crossroads might be written as Ritter Crossroads.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 and hospitals 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.

Ritters Crossroads is located in Lycoming County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lycoming County: Bradford, Clinton, Columbia, Montour, Northumberland, Potter, Sullivan, Tioga & Union.

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

  • Lycoming County     (The home county of Ritters Crossroads)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ritters Crossroads, with the one closest to Ritters Crossroads listed first.
    • Lairdsville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lairdsville
      • Lairdsville is located in Lycoming County
    • Biggerstown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggerstown
      • Biggerstown is located in Lycoming County
    • Unityville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Richarts Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richarts Grove
      • Richarts Grove is located in Lycoming County
    • Lungerville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lungerville
      • Lungerville is located in Lycoming County
    • Muncy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy
      • Muncy is located in Lycoming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,406 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muncy <2>
    • Muncy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muncy came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy
      • Muncy is located in Lycoming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
    • Montoursville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montoursville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montoursville
      • Montoursville is located in Lycoming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,393 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montoursville <2>
    • Proctor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
      • Proctor is located in Lycoming County
    • Wallis Run
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallis Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallis Run
      • Wallis Run is located in Lycoming County
    • Faxon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
      • Faxon is located in Lycoming County
    • South Williamsport
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Bradford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ritters Crossroads, with the one closest to Ritters Crossroads listed first.
    • Overton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
      • Overton is located in Bradford County
    • Laddsburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laddsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddsburg
      • Laddsburg is located in Bradford County
    • New Albany
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
      • New Albany is located in Bradford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Albany <2>
    • Evergreen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
      • Evergreen is located in Bradford County
    • Wilmot
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmot have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
      • Wilmot is located in Bradford County
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ritters Crossroads, with the one closest to Ritters Crossroads listed first.
    • Coles Mill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Mill
      • Coles Mill is located in Columbia County
    • Iola
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
      • Iola is located in Columbia County
    • Jackson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
      • Jackson is located in Columbia County
    • Millville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Greenwood is located in Columbia County
    • Waller
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waller have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller
      • Waller is located in Columbia County
    • Jerseytown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerseytown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseytown
      • Jerseytown is located in Columbia County
    • Eyers Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eyers Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eyers Grove
      • Eyers Grove is located in Columbia County
    • Rohrsburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rohrsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrsburg
      • Rohrsburg is located in Columbia County
    • Welliversville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welliversville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welliversville
      • Welliversville is located in Columbia County
    • Benton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Orangeville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Luzerne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ritters Crossroads, with the one closest to Ritters Crossroads listed first.
    • Fairmount Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairmount Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Springs
      • Fairmount Springs is located in Luzerne County
    • Clarks View
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks View
      • Clarks View is located in Luzerne County
    • New Columbus
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Columbus have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbus
      • New Columbus is located in Luzerne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
    • Mossville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
      • Mossville is located in Luzerne County
    • Register
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Register have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
      • Register is located in Luzerne County
    • Harveyville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
      • Harveyville is located in Luzerne County
    • Huntington Mills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Pleasant Valley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
      • Pleasant Valley is located in Luzerne County
    • Rittenhouse
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rittenhouse have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittenhouse
      • Rittenhouse is located in Luzerne County
    • Waterton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterton
      • Waterton is located in Luzerne County
    • Bloomingdale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
      • Bloomingdale is located in Luzerne County
    • Ricketts ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ricketts have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts
      • Ricketts is located in Luzerne County
  • Montour County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ritters Crossroads, with the one closest to Ritters Crossroads listed first.
    • Exchange
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
      • Exchange is located in Montour County
    • Washingtonville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
      • Washingtonville is located in Montour County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
    • Danville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Mechanicsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
      • Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
    • Mooresburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
      • Mooresburg is located in Montour County
  • Northumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ritters Crossroads, with the one closest to Ritters Crossroads listed first.
    • Turbotville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turbotville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turbotville
      • Turbotville is located in Northumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turbotville <2>
    • McEwensville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McEwensville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwensville
      • McEwensville is located in Northumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McEwensville <2>
    • Dewart
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Watsontown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Chulasky
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chulasky have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulasky
      • Chulasky is located in Northumberland County
    • Riverside
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Riverside is located in Northumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,839 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <2>
    • Milton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Milton is located in Northumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,550 people
    • Potts Grove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Elysburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elysburg
      • Elysburg is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elysburg <2>
    • Keefers
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keefers have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefers
      • Keefers is located in Northumberland County
    • Marion Heights
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Heights
      • Marion Heights is located in Northumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
    • Snydertown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snydertown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snydertown
      • Snydertown is located in Northumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
  • Schuylkill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ritters Crossroads, with the one closest to Ritters Crossroads listed first.
    • Ferndale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferndale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
      • Ferndale is located in Schuylkill County
    • Nuremberg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Zion Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ringtown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringtown
      • Ringtown is located in Schuylkill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 757 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ringtown <2>
  • Snyder County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ritters Crossroads, with the one closest to Ritters Crossroads listed first.
    • Shamokin Dam
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shamokin Dam have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamokin Dam
      • Shamokin Dam is located in Snyder County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,699 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shamokin Dam <2>
    • Hummels Wharf
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hummels Wharf have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hummels Wharf
      • Hummels Wharf is located in Snyder County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hummels Wharf <2>
    • Kratzerville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kratzerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kratzerville
      • Kratzerville is located in Snyder County
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ritters Crossroads, with the one closest to Ritters Crossroads listed first.
    • Long Brook
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
      • Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
    • Eagles Mere
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Laporte
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Ogdonia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdonia
      • Ogdonia is located in Sullivan County
    • Hillsgrove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Forksville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forksville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksville
      • Forksville is located in Sullivan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forksville <2>
    • Millview
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millview
      • Millview is located in Sullivan County
    • Bernice
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bernice have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
      • Bernice is located in Sullivan County
    • Shinerville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinerville
      • Shinerville is located in Sullivan County
    • Piatt
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piatt have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piatt
      • Piatt is located in Sullivan County
    • Dushore
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ritters Crossroads, with the one closest to Ritters Crossroads listed first.
    • Allenwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • New Columbia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • West Milton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton
      • West Milton is located in Union County
    • Alvira ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alvira have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvira
      • Alvira is located in Union County
      • Former name for Alvira:
      • Wisetown
    • Lewisburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Linntown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linntown
      • Linntown is located in Union County
    • New Berlin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
      • New Berlin is located in Union County
      • Estimated population in 2015: 867 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Berlin <2>
    • Red Bank
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
      • Red Bank is located in Union County

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

Newspapers Published in Ritters Crossroads ...

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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ritters Crossroads.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ritters Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ritters Crossroads.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Crossroads:

Cemeteries Near Ritters Crossroads ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ritters Crossroads.

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 Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Gordner Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gordner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gordner Cemetery
  • Pine Center UMC Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Valley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Valley Cemetery
  • St. James Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
  • Jackson Twp. Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lemon Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lemon Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<5> to the southwest of Greenwood.
    • The Lemon Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Greenwood Christian Church Cemetery
    • Greenwood Union Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lemon Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1977796 <6>
  • Ikelers Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
  • Rohrsburg Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rohrsburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rohrsburg Cemetery
  • McHenry Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McHenry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McHenry Cemetery
  • Muncy Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (152 more) ...

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.<7>

While we didn't find Ritters Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ritters Crossroads.

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

  • Pine Summit
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Summit
    • Pine Summit is located in Columbia County
  • Lairdsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lairdsville
    • Lairdsville is located in Lycoming County
  • Moreland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moreland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
    • Moreland is located in Lycoming County
  • Sereno
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sereno have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sereno
    • Sereno is located in Columbia County
  • Unityville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Iola
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
    • Iola is located in Columbia County
  • White Hall
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
    • White Hall is located in Montour County
  • Millville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Derrs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derrs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derrs
    • Derrs is located in Columbia County
  • North Mountain
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Mountain
    • North Mountain is located in Lycoming County
  • Strawbridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawbridge
    • Strawbridge is located in Lycoming County
  • Greenwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Greenwood is located in Columbia County
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Beech Glen
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beech Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
      • Beech Glen is located in Sullivan County
    • Exchange
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
      • Exchange is located in Montour County
    • Jerseytown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerseytown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseytown
      • Jerseytown is located in Columbia County

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

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

The official website for Lycoming County: www.lyco.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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>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 Crossroads) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ritters Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2051, Longitude: -76.5855       In this case, the coordinates for Ritters Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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.
<7>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 Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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