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Welcome to Richloam ...

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

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


Richloam would have been located within present day Hernando County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Richloam, you might consider that their post office opened in 1922.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Richloam is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Richloam was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Richloam was located: 352

Communities near Richloam ...

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

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

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

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

Adding Richloam to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Richloam 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 (so far) for Richloam was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Richloam post office opened in 1922. The Richloam post office closed in 1936.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Richloam.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Richloam, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Hernando, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Richloam - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/