Welcome to Richardson ...

So far, we found very little information about Richardson. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Richardson to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Richardson, please Contact Us.

Richardson would have been located within present day Hillsborough County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Richardson, 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.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Richardson is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Richardson was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Richardson was located: 603

Communities Also Named Richardson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 31 communities that are also named Richardson - they are located in Alabama (2), Alaska, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi (2), New Brunswick, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ontario (2), Oregon, Saskatchewan, Tennessee (2), Texas, Utah, Virginia (3), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Richardson ...

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

• Manchester
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,546 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <4>
• Nashua
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
  • Nashua is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashua <4>
• Fitchburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
  • Fitchburg is located in Worcester County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,310 people
• Derry
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
  • Derry is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,442 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derry <4>
• Merrimack
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimack
  • Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,452 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merrimack <4>
• Londonderry
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Londonderry have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
  • Londonderry is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Londonderry <4>
• Hudson
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Hudson is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <4>
• Bedford
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bedford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
  • Bedford is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,957 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <4>
• Goffstown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goffstown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goffstown
  • Goffstown is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,136 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goffstown <4>
• Windham
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
  • Windham is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windham <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 Richardson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Richardson.

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

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

Adding Richardson to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Richardson on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New Hampshire (1912).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Richardson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Hillsborough County: www.hillsboroughcountynh.org/

The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/