Welcome to Richvalley ...

Richvalley is located in Wabash County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Richvalley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1861.

Richvalley is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you leave Richvalley and travel west, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Communities near Richvalley ...

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

• Peru
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
  • Peru is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,937 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <3>
• Wabash
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wabash have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
  • Wabash is located in Wabash County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wabash <3>
• North Manchester
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Manchester
  • North Manchester is located in Wabash County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Manchester <3>
• Converse
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
  • Converse is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Converse <3>
• Andrews
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andrews have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
  • Andrews is located in Huntington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andrews <3>
• Akron
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Akron have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
  • Akron is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,103 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <3>
• Sweetser
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetser have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetser
  • Sweetser is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,092 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweetser <3>
• Walton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
  • Walton is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,010 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walton <3>
• Silver Lake
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
  • Silver Lake is located in Kosciusko County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Lake <3>
• Swayzee
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swayzee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swayzee
  • Swayzee is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swayzee <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Richvalley ...

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

Adding Richvalley to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Richvalley post office opened in 1861.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Richvalley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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