Welcome to Richfield ...

Richfield is located in Tehama County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Richfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

Richfield is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Richfield lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Richfield: 530

Communities Also Named Richfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Richfield: This one is located in Tehama County and the other is located in Orange County.

Beyond California, there are 21 communities that are also named Richfield - they are located in British Columbia, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Utah and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Richfield ...

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

• Red Bluff
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
  • Red Bluff is located in Tehama County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,121 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Bluff <3>
• Orland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orland
  • Orland is located in Glenn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,068 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orland <3>
• Corning
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
  • Corning is located in Tehama County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,625 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corning <3>
• Tehama
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tehama
  • Tehama is located in Tehama County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tehama <3>
• Gerber
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerber
  • Gerber is located in Tehama County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gerber <3>
• Los Molinos
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Molinos
  • Los Molinos is located in Tehama County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Los Molinos <3>
• Proberta
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proberta
  • Proberta is located in Tehama County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Proberta <3>
• Vina
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vina
  • Vina is located in Tehama County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vina <3>
• Rawson
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rawson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawson
  • Rawson is located in Tehama County
• Rancho Tehama Reserve
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rancho Tehama Reserve have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Tehama Reserve
  • Rancho Tehama Reserve is located in Tehama 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 Richfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Richfield.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Richfield ...

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

Adding Richfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of 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 Richfield was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Richfield in the book titled .<6> X3X - From that list, the Richfield post office opened in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Richfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Tehama County: www.co.tehama.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/