Welcome to Richville ...

Richville is located in Stark County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Richville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

Richville is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Telephone area codes for Richville: (330) & (234)<3>

Communities Also Named Richville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Richville - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri (2), New York, Oklahoma, Ontario, Tennessee, Utah and Vermont (2).

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

Communities near Richville ...

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

• Canton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,963 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <4>
• Massillon
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massillon
  • Massillon is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Massillon <4>
• Green
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
  • Green is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green <4>
• New Philadelphia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Philadelphia
  • New Philadelphia is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Philadelphia <4>
• North Canton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Canton
  • North Canton is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,121 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Canton <4>
• New Franklin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
  • New Franklin is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,101 people
• Dover
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Dover is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <4>
• Louisville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
  • Louisville is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <4>
• Orrville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orrville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
  • Orrville is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,433 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orrville <4>
• Canal Fulton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canal Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Fulton
  • Canal Fulton is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canal Fulton <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 Richville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Richville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Richville ...

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

Adding Richville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Richville 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 Richville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Richville post office opened in 1872.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Richville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Stark County: www.co.stark.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/