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
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.98393° or 38° 59′ 2″ northLongitude
-89.11146° or 89° 6′ 41″ westElevation
528 feet (161 metres)Open location code
86CGXVMQ+HCOpenStreetMap ID
node 354141507OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=grave_yardGeoNames ID
4248179
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