Ritter, Iowa
Ritter is an unincorporated community in O'Brien County, Iowa, United States.
Ritter, Iowa | |
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![]() ![]() Ritter, Iowa | |
Coordinates: 43°14′39″N 95°49′22″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Iowa |
County | O'Brien |
Elevation | 1,427 ft (435 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 712 |
GNIS feature ID | 464720[1] |
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
- "Ritter". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- 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.
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