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Welcome to Richards ...

Richards is located in La Salle County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Richards, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.

Richards is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Richards: 815 & 779<3>

Communities Also Named Richards ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Richards - they are located in Alabama, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, South Dakota, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Richards ...

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

  • Ottawa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Ottawa is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,097 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottawa <4>
  • Streator
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Peru
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Peru is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,612 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <4>
  • La Salle
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Marseilles
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Oglesby
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Seneca
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Seneca is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,217 people
    • Seneca has also been known as:
    • Crotty
    • Seneca village
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <4>
  • North Utica
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • North Utica is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Utica
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,333 people
  • Toluca
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Wenona
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Richards ...

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

Adding Richards to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Richards.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including La Salle, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Richards - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 815 code has been Overlayed with the 779 area code. New phone numbers in the Richards area will be assigned with one of these codes: 815 or 779. As a result, placing a call in the Richards area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.