Ritter, Iowa

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Ritter, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Ritter, Iowa is located in Iowa
Ritter, Iowa
Ritter, Iowa
Coordinates: 43°14′39″N 95°49′22″W / 43.24417°N 95.82278°W / 43.24417; -95.82278Coordinates: 43°14′39″N 95°49′22″W / 43.24417°N 95.82278°W / 43.24417; -95.82278
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyO'Brien
Elevation
1,427 ft (435 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)712
GNIS feature ID464720[1]

Ritter is an unincorporated community in O'Brien County, Iowa, United States.

History[]

Ritter was platted when the Chicago, Minneapolis & St. Paul Railroad was extended to that point.[2] The community was named for J. L. Ritter, a railroad dispatcher.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Ritter". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ^ Past and Present of O'Brien and Osceola Counties, Iowa, Volume 1. B. F. Bowen. 1914. p. 360.
  3. ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 189.


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