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Welcome to Rickardsville ...

The city of Rickardsville is located in Dubuque County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rickardsville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1868.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Rickardsville has a population of 177 people<2> (see below for details).

Rickardsville is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Rickardsville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Rickardsville: 563

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Rickardsville had an population of 177 people. This is a decrease of 2.75% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 7.33% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Rickardsville had a population of 182 people. This makes Rickardsville the county's 12th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 182 people, the population of Rickardsville decreased 4.71% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 191 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Rickardsville.

Communities near Rickardsville ...

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

  • Dubuque
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Asbury
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Asbury is located in Dubuque County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,841 people
  • Dyersville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Epworth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Peosta
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Guttenberg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Farley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • East Dubuque
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Dickeyville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Dickeyville is located in Grant County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
  • Cassville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Cassville is located in Grant County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rickardsville ...

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

Adding Rickardsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rickardsville 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 Rickardsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Rickardsville post office opened in 1868. The Rickardsville post office closed in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rickardsville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Dubuque, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Rickardsville.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rickardsville - 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/