Welcome to North Richmond ...

North Richmond is located in Cheshire County<1>.

The location of North 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 North Richmond, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1853.

A typical abbreviation for North Richmond: N. Richmond

North Richmond is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

North Richmond is located in the (603) area code.

Communities Also Named North Richmond ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named North Richmond - they are located in California and Ohio.

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

Communities near North Richmond ...

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

• Keene
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
  • Keene is located in Cheshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene <4>
• Athol
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
  • Athol is located in Worcester County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
• Brattleboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brattleboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brattleboro
  • Brattleboro is located in Windham County (VT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,257 people
• Winchendon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon
  • Winchendon is located in Worcester County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,835 people
• Templeton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Templeton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
  • Templeton is located in Worcester County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,134 people
• Orange
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
  • Orange is located in Franklin County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,581 people
• Swanzey
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanzey
  • Swanzey is located in Cheshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swanzey <4>
• Peterborough
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peterborough have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterborough
  • Peterborough is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,743 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peterborough <4>
• Rindge
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rindge
  • Rindge is located in Cheshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,129 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rindge <4>
• Jaffrey
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jaffrey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaffrey
  • Jaffrey is located in Cheshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jaffrey <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 North Richmond. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Richmond.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Richmond ...

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

Adding North Richmond to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North 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 North Richmond was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the North Richmond post office opened in 1853.

We also found North Richmond in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cheshire County: www.co.cheshire.nh.us/

The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/