Welcome to Richardson ...

Richardson is located in Rockdale County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Richardson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Richardson is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Richardson: (470)<4>, (678) & (770)

Communities Also Named Richardson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 31 communities that are also named Richardson - they are located in Alabama (2), Alaska, Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi (2), New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ontario (2), Oregon, Saskatchewan, Tennessee (2), Texas, Utah, Virginia (3), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Richardson ...

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

• Atlanta
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
  • Atlanta is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 512,550 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <5>
• Stonecrest
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecrest
  • Stonecrest is located in DeKalb County
• Milstead
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milstead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milstead
  • Milstead is located in Rockdale County
  • Estimated population in 2018: 39,217 people
• Tucker
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tucker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
  • Tucker is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tucker <5>
• East Point
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
  • East Point is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,042 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Point <5>
• Stockbridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
  • Stockbridge is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,125 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockbridge <5>
• Stockbridge North
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockbridge North have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge North
  • Stockbridge North is located in Henry County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 29,904 people
• McDonough
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDonough have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonough
  • McDonough is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McDonough <5>
• Decatur
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
  • Decatur is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <5>
• Snellville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snellville
  • Snellville is located in Gwinnett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snellville <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Richardson ...

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

Adding Richardson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Richardson in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Richardson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Richardson post office opened in 1886.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Richardson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Rockdale County: www.rockdalecounty.org/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/