Ritchie, Indiana
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|settlement_type = Unincorporated community
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|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = United States
|subdivision_type1 = State
|subdivision_name1 = Indiana
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Spencer
|subdivision_type3 = Township
|subdivision_name3 = Ohio
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|timezone = Central (CST)
|utc_offset = -6
|timezone_DST = CDT
|utc_offset_DST = -5
|elevation_footnotes = {{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=2016-07-10|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=United States Geological Survey|date=October 25, 2007}}
|elevation_m = 122
|elevation_ft = 400
|coordinates = {{coord|37|57|35|N|87|02|20|W|region:US-IN|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type = ZIP code
|postal_code = 47635
|blank_name = GNIS feature ID
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Ritchie is an unincorporated community in Ohio Township, Spencer County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.{{cite gnis|446757|Ritchie, Indiana|2016-07-10}}
History
Ritchie was named for R. Ritchie, the original owner of the town site.{{cite book|last=Baker|first=Ronald L.|title=From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History|url=https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake|url-access=registration|date=October 1995|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0-253-32866-3|page=[https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake/page/281 281]|quote=...station was locate on land belonging to R. Ritchie.}}
Geography
Ritchie is located at {{coord|37|57|35|N|87|02|20|W|type:city}}.
References
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{{Spencer County, Indiana}}
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Spencer County, Indiana
Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana
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