Welcome to New Richmond ...

New Richmond is located in Allegan County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Richmond, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

New Richmond is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: New Richmond lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named New Richmond ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named New Richmond - they are located in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Quebec (3), South Carolina, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near New Richmond ...

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

• Holland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
  • Holland is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holland <4>
• Hudsonville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsonville
  • Hudsonville is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudsonville <4>
• Zeeland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeeland
  • Zeeland is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zeeland <4>
• Allegan
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegan
  • Allegan is located in Allegan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,016 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allegan <4>
• South Haven
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Haven
  • South Haven is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,328 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Haven <4>
• Fennville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fennville
  • Fennville is located in Allegan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,434 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fennville <4>
• Douglas
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
  • Douglas is located in Allegan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,354 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Douglas <4>
• Saugatuck
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saugatuck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugatuck
  • Saugatuck is located in Allegan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saugatuck <4>
• Hopkins
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopkins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins
  • Hopkins is located in Allegan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 605 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopkins <4>
• Bloomingdale
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
  • Bloomingdale is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomingdale <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Richmond ...

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

Adding New Richmond to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of New Richmond 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 New Richmond was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found New Richmond on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for New Richmond.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Allegan County: www.allegancounty.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/