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Fort Ritner is an unincorporated community in Guthrie Township, Lawrence County, Indiana.

Fort Ritner, Indiana
Unincorporated community
A typical house in the community
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Coordinates: 38°46′23″N 86°16′52″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Lawrence
Township	Guthrie
Elevation	512 ft (156 m)
ZIP code	47430
FIPS code	18-24268[1]
GNIS feature ID	434688[2]

History

Fort Ritner was platted in 1857.[3] It was named for Michael Ritner, a railroad employee who oversaw construction on the nearby tunnel.[4][5]

Geography

Fort Ritner is located at 38°46′23″N 86°16′52″W.

References

"U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
"Fort Ritner, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
History of Lawrence and Monroe Counties, Indiana: Their People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. 1914. pp. 205.
History of Lawrence and Monroe Counties, Indiana: Their People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. 1914. pp. 45.
"Holland Store — Fort Ritner and Leesville". Lawrence County Museum of History & Edward L. Hutton Research Library. Retrieved 28 December 2021.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Lawrence County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Bedford
Cities	Bedford Mitchell	Map of Indiana highlighting Lawrence County
Town	Oolitic
Townships	Bono Guthrie Indian Creek Marion Marshall Perry Pleasant Run Shawswick Spice Valley
CDPs	Avoca Williams
Unincorporated communities	Bartlettsville Bono Bryantsville Buddha Coveyville Coxton East Oolitic Erie Eureka Fayetteville Fort Ritner Georgia Guthrie Hartleyville Heltonville Huron Judah Lawrenceport Leesville Logan Moorestown Murdock Needmore Patton Hill Peerless Pinhook Popcorn Rabbitville Red Hill Redding Rivervale Shawswick Silverville Spring Mill Village Springville Stemm Stonington Tarry Park Tunnelton Yockey Zelma
Former communities	Dark Hollow Dixonville Palestine
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