Welcome to Ritchie ...

Ritchie is located in Claiborne County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ritchie, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.

Ritchie is 1,270 feet [387 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Ritchie: 423 & 729<3>

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, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan 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.

• Middlesboro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Middlesboro is located in Bell County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesboro
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,884 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middlesboro <4>
• Harrogate
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Harrogate is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrogate
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,362 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrogate <4>
• Trent Valley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Trent Valley is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Valley
  • Estimated population in 2014: 4,157 people
• Bean Station
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Bean Station is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bean Station
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bean Station <4>
• Beans
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Beans is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans
  • Estimated population in 2014: 3,084 people
• Bright ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Bright is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
• New Tazewell
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • New Tazewell is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Tazewell
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Tazewell <4>
• Alanthus Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Hill
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,498 people
• Tazewell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Tazewell is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,275 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tazewell <4>
• Casablanca
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Casablanca is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casablanca
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,223 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 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 (so far) for Ritchie was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ritchie post office opened in 1887. The Ritchie post office closed in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ritchie.