Ritter, Iowa

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

History

Ritter was platted when the Chicago, Minneapolis & St. Paul Railroad was extended to that point.^[1] The community was named for J. L. Ritter, a railroad dispatcher.^[2]

References

↑ Past and Present of O'Brien and Osceola Counties, Iowa, Volume 1. B. F. Bowen. 1914. p. 360.
↑ 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.

Municipalities and communities of O'Brien County, Iowa, United States

County seat: Primghar

Cities	Archer Calumet Hartley Paullina Primghar Sanborn Sheldon‡ Sutherland

Townships	Baker Caledonia Carroll Center Dale Floyd Franklin Grant Hartley Highland Liberty Lincoln Omega Summit Union Waterman

Other unincorporated communities	Gaza Germantown Moneta Ritter

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 43°14′39″N 95°49′22″W / 43.24417°N 95.82278°W / 43.24417; -95.82278