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Ritter, Iowa
Ritter, Iowa is located in Iowa
Ritter, Iowa
Ritter, Iowa
Location within Iowa
Coordinates: 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 code712
GNIS feature ID464720[1]

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

History

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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] The population was 16 in 1940.[4]

References

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  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.
  4. The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 310.