Welcome to Richmond Furnace ...
Richmond Furnace is located in Berkshire County<1>.
The location of Richmond Furnace has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Richmond Furnace, you might consider that their post office opened in 1873.
Richmond Furnace is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Richmond Furnace lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Richmond Furnace is located in the (413) area code.
Websites for Richmond Furnace ...
Junior League: www.jlbc.info/
Communities Also Named Richmond Furnace ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Richmond Furnace - they are located in Nevada and Pennsylvania.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Richmond Furnace.
Communities near Richmond Furnace ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Richmond Furnace.
- Pittsfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
- Pittsfield is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,834 people
- Great Barrington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Barrington
- Great Barrington is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,976 people
- Dalton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Lee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Lee is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,629 people
- Lenox
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Lenox is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,933 people
- Sheffield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
- Sheffield is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,112 people
- Cheshire
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Cheshire is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 people
- Lanesborough
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanesborough have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesborough
- Lanesborough is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,925 people
- Hinsdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Stockbridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
- Stockbridge is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,883 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 Richmond Furnace. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Richmond Furnace.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Richmond Furnace. 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 Richmond Furnace.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Richmond Furnace. See our Newspapers Page for Richmond Furnace.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Richmond Furnace ...
Looking for more information about Richmond Furnace? 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 Richmond Furnace, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Richmond Furnace.
Adding Richmond Furnace to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Richmond Furnace 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 Richmond Furnace was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the Richmond Furnace post office opened in 1873.
We also found Richmond Furnace in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Richmond Furnace.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Richmond Furnace. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Berkshire, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Richmond Furnace - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |