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Welcome to Ritters Crossroads ...

Ritters Crossroads is located in Lycoming County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Ritters Crossroads: Ritters Xrds.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Ritters Crossroads for more information about variations on the name of Ritters Crossroads.

Ritters Crossroads is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Ritters Crossroads: 570 & 272<3>

Communities near Ritters Crossroads ...

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

  • Bloomsburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Milton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Milton is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,550 people
  • Danville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Montoursville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Muncy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Muncy is located in Lycoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,406 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muncy <4>
  • Watsontown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Riverside
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Montgomery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Catawissa
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Muncy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Muncy is located in Lycoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ritters Crossroads ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Lycoming, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ritters Crossroads - 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 570 code has been Overlayed with the 272 area code. New phone numbers in the Ritters Crossroads area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the Ritters Crossroads 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.