Welcome to Richter ...

Richter is located in Franklin County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Richter, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Richter, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Richter is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Richter is within the boundaries of the (785) area code.

Communities near Richter ...

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

• Ottawa
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
  • Ottawa is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,334 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottawa <4>
• Baldwin City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin City
  • Baldwin City is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,689 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwin City <4>
• Wellsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
  • Wellsville is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,784 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsville <4>
• Lyndon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
  • Lyndon is located in Osage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyndon <4>
• Overbrook
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook
  • Overbrook is located in Osage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Overbrook <4>
• Pomona
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomona have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
  • Pomona is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 837 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomona <4>
• Waverly
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly is located in Coffey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <4>
• Richmond
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <4>
• Williamsburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Williamsburg is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <4>
• Quenemo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quenemo
  • Quenemo is located in Osage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
  • Quenemo has also been known as:
  • Quenemo Agency

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Richter ...

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

Adding Richter to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Richter 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 Richter was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Richter post office opened in 1890.

We also found Richter in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Richter.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/