A visit to the Ritter Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Ritter Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ritter Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ritter Cemetery

Lat:   33.0648°   (33° 3' 53")

Lon:   -96.9536°   (-96° 57' 12")

The Ritter Cemetery is located in Denton County<2>.

The county seat for Denton County is located in Denton. Denton lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Ritter Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Ritter Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ritter Cemetery, with the nearest first.

• Old Hall Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Hall Cemetery
  • The Old Hall Cemetery is located in Denton County
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #268528 <5>
• Martin Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Martin Cemetery is located in Denton County
• Cemetery Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cemetery Hill
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cemetery Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Cemetery Hill is located in Denton County
• Bridges Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bridges Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bridges Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Bridges Cemetery is located in Denton County
• Swisher Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swisher Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swisher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Swisher Cemetery is located in Denton County
• Little Elm Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Elm Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Elm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Little Elm Cemetery is located in Denton County
• Chinn Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chinn Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chinn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Chinn Cemetery is located in Denton County
• Hilltop Memorial Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hilltop Memorial Park
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hilltop Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Hilltop Memorial Park is located in Dallas County
• Thomas Park Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Park Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Thomas Park Cemetery is located in Dallas County
• Perry Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perry Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Perry Cemetery is located in Dallas County
• Baccus Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baccus Cemetery
  • The Baccus Cemetery is located in Collin County
• Sonntag Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sonntag Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sonntag Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Sonntag Cemetery is located in Collin County
• Continue List   (10 more) ...
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Denton County
  • Frankford Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frankford Cemetery
    • The Frankford Cemetery is located in Collin County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #250370 <5>
  • Lloyd Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lloyd Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lloyd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lloyd Cemetery is located in Denton County
  • Grapevine Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grapevine Cemetery
    • The Grapevine Cemetery is located in Tarrant County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Grapevine Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Grapevine.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1140447 <5>
  • Keenan Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keenan Cemetery
    • The Keenan Cemetery is located in Dallas County
    • The Keenan Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Farmers Branch Cemetery
    • Farmers Branch Keenan Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #253203 <5>
  • Zion Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Denton County
  • Marsh Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marsh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marsh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Marsh Cemetery is located in Dallas County
  • White Rock Garden of Memories
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Rock Garden of Memories
    • The White Rock Garden of Memories is located in Dallas County
    • The White Rock Garden of Memories has also been known as:
    • White Rock Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Collin County
  • Smith Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Collin County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ritter Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ritter Cemetery, with the nearest first.

• Lewisville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
  • Lewisville is located in Dallas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,232 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisville <6>
• The Colony
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Colony
  • The Colony is located in Denton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for The Colony <6>
• Hebron
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Hebron is located in Collin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
• Lakewood Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakewood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
  • Lakewood Village is located in Denton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,002 people
• Lake Dallas
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Dallas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dallas
  • Lake Dallas is located in Denton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,124 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Dallas <6>
• Hickory Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
  • Hickory Creek is located in Denton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hickory Creek <6>
• Trinity Mills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Trinity Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Mills
  • Trinity Mills is located in Dallas County
• Carrollton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
  • Carrollton is located in Collin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 139,892 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrollton <6>
• Hackberry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hackberry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
  • Hackberry is located in Denton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,094 people
• Highland Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
  • Highland Village is located in Denton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland Village <6>
• Coppell
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coppell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppell
  • Coppell is located in Dallas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coppell <6>
• Oak Point
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Point
  • Oak Point is located in Denton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,820 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Point <6>
• Continue List   (15 more) ...
  • Little Elm
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Elm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elm
    • Little Elm is located in Denton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,625 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Elm <6>
  • Shady Shores
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Shores
    • Shady Shores is located in Denton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,958 people
  • Corinth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corinth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
    • Corinth is located in Denton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,365 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corinth <6>
  • Copper Canyon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper Canyon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Canyon
    • Copper Canyon is located in Denton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,533 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Copper Canyon <6>
  • Flower Mound
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flower Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flower Mound
    • Flower Mound is located in Denton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,482 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flower Mound <6>
  • Frisco
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
    • Frisco is located in Collin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 209,980 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frisco <6>
  • Double Oak
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Double Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Oak
    • Double Oak is located in Denton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,101 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Double Oak <6>
  • Farmers Branch
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmers Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Branch
    • Farmers Branch is located in Dallas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,373 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmers Branch <6>
  • Addison
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Addison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
    • Addison is located in Dallas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,218 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addison <6>
  • Lincoln Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
    • Lincoln Park is located in Denton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
  • Cross Roads
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
    • Cross Roads is located in Comanche County
  • Grapevine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
    • Grapevine is located in Dallas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,780 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grapevine <6>
  • Providence Village
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Village
    • Providence Village is located in Denton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,564 people
  • Bartonville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bartonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartonville
    • Bartonville is located in Denton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,845 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartonville <6>
  • Cross Roads
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
    • Cross Roads is located in Denton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross Roads <6>

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Ritter Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Denton County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ritter Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

• Coppell
  • Coppell lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Ritter Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Coppell.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppell
• Frisco
  • Frisco lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Ritter Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Frisco.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
• Lake Dallas
  • Lake Dallas lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Ritter Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lake Dallas.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dallas

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Ritter Cemetery:

• Pages specific to Texas:
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
• Pages specific to Denton County:
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
• Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Collin County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Cooke County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Dallas County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Grayson County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Rockwall County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Tarrant County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
• Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • From Cyndi's List:
  • Cemeteries of Texas
  • Cemeteries of Denton County
  • Cemetery Junction:
  • Directory for Texas
  • From FamilySearch:
  • Cemeteries Wiki for Texas
  • From Interment.net:
  • Cemeteries of Texas
  • Cemeteries of Denton
• About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
  • Although we don't have a link to the Ritter Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
  • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Ritter Cemetery:

• Referenced GNIS Record ...
• GNIS ID #1345257  (Ritter Cemetery)
  • Note: GNIS record #1345257 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
  • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Lewisville East
  • County: Denton         Elev: 145
  • Location given for GNIS #1345257 (Ritter Cemetery)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Denton County: www.co.denton.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/