Welcome to West Richfield ...

West Richfield is located in Summit County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of West Richfield: RICH-feeld<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Richfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1866.

A typical abbreviation for West Richfield: W. Richfield

West Richfield is 1,270 feet [387 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Area codes for West Richfield: (330) and (234)<5>

Communities near West Richfield ...

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

• Cleveland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  • Cleveland is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 378,589 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <6>
• Akron
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
  • Akron is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 195,994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <6>
• Parma
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
  • Parma is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,558 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parma <6>
• Lakewood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
  • Lakewood is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakewood <6>
• Cuyahoga Falls
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuyahoga Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuyahoga Falls
  • Cuyahoga Falls is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuyahoga Falls <6>
• Strongsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongsville
  • Strongsville is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,481 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strongsville <6>
• Brunswick
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brunswick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Brunswick is located in Medina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <6>
• Stow
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stow
  • Stow is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,714 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stow <6>
• North Olmsted
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Olmsted have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Olmsted
  • North Olmsted is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,173 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Olmsted <6>
• North Royalton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Royalton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Royalton
  • North Royalton is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,952 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Royalton <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Richfield ...

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

Adding West Richfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Richfield 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 Richfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the West Richfield post office opened in 1866.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Summit County: www.co.summit.oh.us/

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