Welcome to West Richmondville ...

West Richmondville is located in Schoharie County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Richmondville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1853.

A typical abbreviation for West Richmondville: W. Richmondville

West Richmondville is 1,360 feet [415 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for West Richmondville: (518)

Communities near West Richmondville ...

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

• Cobleskill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobleskill
  • Cobleskill is located in Schoharie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cobleskill <4>
• Fort Plain
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Plain
  • Fort Plain is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,218 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Plain <4>
• Canajoharie
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canajoharie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canajoharie
  • Canajoharie is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canajoharie <4>
• Cooperstown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperstown
  • Cooperstown is located in Otsego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,732 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooperstown <4>
• Middleburgh
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburgh
  • Middleburgh is located in Schoharie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,422 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleburgh <4>
• Summit
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
  • Summit is located in Schoharie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summit <4>
• Stamford
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stamford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
  • Stamford is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stamford <4>
• Schoharie
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schoharie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoharie
  • Schoharie is located in Schoharie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schoharie <4>
• Palatine Bridge
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palatine Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatine Bridge
  • Palatine Bridge is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palatine Bridge <4>
• Nelliston
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelliston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelliston
  • Nelliston is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nelliston <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 West Richmondville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Richmondville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Richmondville ...

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

Adding West Richmondville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Richmondville post office opened in 1853.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Richmondville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Schoharie County: www.schohariecounty-ny.gov/

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