Ritter Cemetery in Pennsylvania - Find a Grave Cemetery

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Get directions Felgar Road, Cook Township
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA

Coordinates: 40.11620, -79.24630
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According to family legend, Ritter Cemetery was established by Henry Ritter to bury his children who tragically died of diptheria. It became a burial ground for folks living in Cook Township and Jefferson Township. Ritter Cemetery is secluded at 2,575 feet above sea level in Cook State Forest on a one-lane road. Use an all-terrain vehicle to avoid potholes, rocks and branches. There is a split-rail fence around the remaining headstones and footstones. In general, inscriptions face Westmoreland County, but actual burials face the east as shown by depressions in the ground.
Cemetery interments and information compiled by Donna and Peter Knupp.