Welcome to Richland Junction ...

Richland Junction is located in Kalamazoo County<1>.

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

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

A typical abbreviation for Richland Junction: Richland Jct. (or less commonly used: Richland Jctn.)

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

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

Richland Junction is located in the (269) area code.

Communities Also Named Richland Junction ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Richland Junction - it's located in Washington.

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

Communities near Richland Junction ...

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

• Kalamazoo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
  • Kalamazoo is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,009 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalamazoo <4>
• Battle Creek
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Creek
  • Battle Creek is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,799 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Battle Creek <4>
• Portage
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
  • Portage is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,787 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portage <4>
• Springfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,184 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <4>
• Otsego
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otsego
  • Otsego is located in Allegan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,988 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otsego <4>
• Plainwell
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainwell
  • Plainwell is located in Allegan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,774 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainwell <4>
• Vicksburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksburg
  • Vicksburg is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,581 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vicksburg <4>
• Galesburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
  • Galesburg is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galesburg <4>
• Mattawan
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mattawan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawan
  • Mattawan is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mattawan <4>
• Parchment
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parchment have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parchment
  • Parchment is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,825 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parchment <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 Richland Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Richland Junction.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Richland Junction ...

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

Adding Richland Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Richland Junction on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Richland Junction.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Kalamazoo County: www.kalcounty.com/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/