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

Ritter, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Ritter, Iowa
Coordinates: 43°14′39″N 95°49′22″W
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]

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, United States Department of the Interior.
  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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