Welcome to Richards ...

Richards is located in La Salle County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Richards, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

Richards is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Richards ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Richards - they are located in Alabama, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, South Dakota, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Richards ...

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

• Ottawa
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
  • Ottawa is located in La Salle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,097 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottawa <5>
• Streator
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streator
  • Streator is located in La Salle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,933 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Streator <5>
• Peru
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
  • Peru is located in La Salle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,612 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <5>
• La Salle
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Salle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Salle
  • La Salle is located in La Salle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,897 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Salle <5>
• Marseilles
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Oglesby
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesby
  • Oglesby is located in La Salle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oglesby <5>
• Seneca
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seneca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
  • Seneca is located in La Salle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,217 people
  • Seneca has also been known as:
  • Crotty
  • Seneca village
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <5>
• North Utica
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Utica have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Utica
  • North Utica is located in La Salle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,333 people
• Toluca
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toluca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toluca
  • Toluca is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toluca <5>
• Wenona
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wenona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenona
  • Wenona is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 926 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wenona <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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Richards.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Richards ...

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

Adding Richards to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Richards in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Richards was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Richards on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Illinois (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Richards.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for La Salle County: www.lasallecounty.org/

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