Welcome to Richard ...

Richard is located in Calhoun County<1>.

The location of Richard has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Richard is 1,180 feet [360 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Richard lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Richard ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Richard - they are located in Louisiana (2), Michigan, Saskatchewan and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Richard.

Communities near Richard ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Richard.

• Fort Dodge
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Dodge
  • Fort Dodge is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Dodge <4>
• Rockwell City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell City
  • Rockwell City is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,041 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwell City <4>
• Lake City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
  • Lake City is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,604 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <4>
• Manson
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
  • Manson is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manson <4>
• Gowrie
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gowrie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowrie
  • Gowrie is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 954 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gowrie <4>
• Pomeroy
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomeroy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomeroy
  • Pomeroy is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomeroy <4>
• Fonda
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonda
  • Fonda is located in Pocahontas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fonda <4>
• Otho
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otho
  • Otho is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otho <4>
• Churdan
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churdan
  • Churdan is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
• Callender
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callender
  • Callender is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Richard. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Richard.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Richard. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Richard.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Richard. See our Newspapers Page for Richard.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Richard ...

Looking for more information about Richard? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Richard, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Richard.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Richard. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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