Welcome to Richford ...

Richford is located in Tioga County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Richford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Richford is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Richford lies within the (607) area code.

Websites for Richford ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.tiogachamber.com/

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

Communities Also Named Richford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Richford - they are located in Vermont, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Richford ...

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

• Ithaca
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
  • Ithaca is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,981 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ithaca <4>
• Cortland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
  • Cortland is located in Cortland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,455 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cortland <4>
• Endicott
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endicott
  • Endicott is located in Broome County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,425 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Endicott <4>
• Lansing
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
  • Lansing is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <4>
• Owego
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owego have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owego
  • Owego is located in Tioga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,823 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owego <4>
• Cayuga Heights
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuga Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Heights
  • Cayuga Heights is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
• Homer
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
  • Homer is located in Cortland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,080 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <4>
• Groton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
  • Groton is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groton <4>
• Dryden
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dryden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
  • Dryden is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,996 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dryden <4>
• McGraw
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGraw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraw
  • McGraw is located in Cortland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGraw <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 Richford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Richford.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Richford ...

Looking for more information about Richford? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Richford, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Richford.

Adding Richford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Richford 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 Richford was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Richford in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Richford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Tioga County: www.tiogacountyny.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/