Welcome to Richfield ...

Richfield is located in Adams County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Richfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Richfield is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Richfield lies within the (217) area code.

Communities Also Named Richfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Richfield - they are located in British Columbia, California (2), Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, 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.

• Quincy
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
  • Quincy is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,589 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quincy <4>
• Hannibal
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal
  • Hannibal is located in Marion County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hannibal <4>
• Barry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
  • Barry is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barry <4>
• Camp Point
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Point
  • Camp Point is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camp Point <4>
• Payson
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payson
  • Payson is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Payson <4>
• Clayton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <4>
• Liberty
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Liberty is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <4>
• Hull
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hull have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
  • Hull is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hull <4>
• Perry
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
  • Perry is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <4>
• New Canton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
  • New Canton is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 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 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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Richfield post office opened in 1851.

We also found Richfield in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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 Adams County: www.co.adams.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov