Welcome to Richards Park ...

Richards Park is located in Grundy County<1>.

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

Richards Park is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Richards Park: (815) and (779)<4>

Websites for Richards Park ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.grundychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Richards Park, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Richards Park ...

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

• Shorewood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shorewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood
  • Shorewood is located in Will County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,495 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shorewood <5>
• Channahon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Channahon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channahon
  • Channahon is located in Grundy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Channahon <5>
• Minooka
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minooka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minooka
  • Minooka is located in Grundy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minooka <5>
• Braidwood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braidwood
  • Braidwood is located in Will County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,148 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Braidwood <5>
• Wilmington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
  • Wilmington is located in Will County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,597 people
• Coal City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
  • Coal City is located in Grundy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,351 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coal City <5>
• Marseilles
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marseilles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marseilles
  • Marseilles is located in La Salle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,778 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marseilles <5>
• Dwight
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
  • Dwight is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dwight <5>
• Sheridan
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheridan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
  • Sheridan is located in La Salle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,515 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheridan <5>
• Diamond
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
  • Diamond is located in Grundy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,484 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamond <5>

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 Richards Park. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Richards Park.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Richards Park. 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 Richards Park.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Richards Park ...

Looking for more information about Richards Park? 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 Richards Park, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Richards Park.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Grundy County: www.grundyco.org/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov