Welcome to Richwoods ...

Richwoods is located in Crawford County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Richwoods, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Richwoods is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Richwoods (for example, toward Carlisle (IN)), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The telephone area code for Richwoods: (618)

Communities Also Named Richwoods ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Richwoods - they are located in Arkansas (2), Missouri and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Richwoods ...

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

• Vincennes
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincennes
  • Vincennes is located in Knox County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,801 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vincennes <4>
• Robinson
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
  • Robinson is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robinson <4>
• Lawrenceville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrenceville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
  • Lawrenceville is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,380 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceville <4>
• Sullivan
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
  • Sullivan is located in Sullivan County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,089 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sullivan <4>
• Bicknell
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bicknell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bicknell
  • Bicknell is located in Knox County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bicknell <4>
• Oblong
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oblong
  • Oblong is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,357 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oblong <4>
• Palestine
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
  • Palestine is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palestine <4>
• Shelburn
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburn
  • Shelburn is located in Sullivan County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,222 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelburn <4>
• Dugger
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugger
  • Dugger is located in Sullivan County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dugger <4>
• Carlisle
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlisle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Carlisle is located in Sullivan County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Richwoods ...

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

Adding Richwoods to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Richwoods.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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