Welcome to Richmond ...

So far, we found very little information about Richmond. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Richmond to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Richmond, please Contact Us.

Richmond would have been located within present day Wheeler County<2>.

We aren't confident of the location of Richmond, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Richmond, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Richmond is 3,210 feet [978 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Richmond is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Richmond was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Richmond once stood is in the (541) & (458)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Richmond ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 62 communities that are also named Richmond - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, British Columbia, California (2), Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota (2), Mississippi (2), Missouri (2), Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia (4), Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Pennsylvania (5), Prince Edward Island, Quebec (3), Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia (2), Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Richmond ...

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

• Spray
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
  • Spray is located in Wheeler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spray <6>
• Mitchell
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
  • Mitchell is located in Wheeler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mitchell <6>
• Winlock
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winlock
  • Winlock is located in Wheeler County
• Kimberly
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
  • Kimberly is located in Grant County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kimberly <6>
• Kinzua ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinzua
  • Kinzua is located in Wheeler County
• Fossil
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossil
  • Fossil is located in Wheeler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fossil <6>
• Horse Heaven ‑ Historic
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Heaven
  • Horse Heaven is located in Jefferson County
• Lonerock
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonerock
  • Lonerock is located in Gilliam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
• Clarno
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarno
  • Clarno is located in Wasco County
• Mayville
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
  • Mayville is located in Gilliam County

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

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

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

Adding Richmond to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Richmond post office opened in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Richmond.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/