Ritter Cemetery

Ritter Cemetery is a cemetery in Vandalia Township, Fayette, Illinois.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Vandalia State House State Historic Site and Little Brick House.

Vandalia State House State Historic Site

Museum

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

The Vandalia State House, built in 1836, is the fourth capitol building of the U.S. state of Illinois. It is also the oldest capitol building in Illinois to survive, as the first, second, and third capitol buildings have all disappeared. Vandalia State House State Historic Site is situated 2 miles southeast of Ritter Cemetery.

Little Brick House

House

Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Little Brick House is a restored 1860s middle-class home in Vandalia, Illinois, located in Fayette County. The home is the only house in Vandalia to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It has been listed as such since 1973. Little Brick House is situated 1½ miles southeast of Ritter Cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vandalia and Shafter.

Vandalia

Photo: AlexiusHoratius, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Vandalia is a city in Central Illinois. The town where Abraham Lincoln began his political career, Vandalia was the state capital of Illinois from 1820 to 1839.

Shafter

Village

Shafter is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, Illinois, United States. Shafter is situated 4½ miles northwest of Ritter Cemetery.

Ritter Cemetery

Type: Cemetery
Category: burial
Location: Vandalia Township, Fayette, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.98393° or 38° 59′ 2″ north

Longitude

-89.11146° or 89° 6′ 41″ west

Elevation

528 feet (161 metres)

Open location code

86CGXVMQ+HC

OpenStreetMap ID

node 354141507

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=grave_yard

GeoNames ID

4248179

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