Welcome to Richmond Mills ...

Richmond Mills is located in Ontario County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Richmond Mills, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1844.

Richmond Mills is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Richmond Mills: 585

Communities near Richmond Mills ...

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

• Canandaigua
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canandaigua
  • Canandaigua is located in Ontario County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,152 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canandaigua <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Canandaigua
  • From Richmond Mills to Canandaigua
• Geneseo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneseo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneseo
  • Geneseo is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,967 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneseo <3>
• Fairport
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
  • Fairport is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairport <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fairport
  • From Richmond Mills to Fairport
• Dansville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dansville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dansville
  • Dansville is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,334 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dansville <3>
• Avon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
  • Avon is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,294 people
• Honeoye Falls
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeoye Falls
  • Honeoye Falls is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,867 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honeoye Falls <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Honeoye Falls
  • From Richmond Mills to Honeoye Falls
• Mount Morris
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Morris
  • Mount Morris is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Morris <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mount Morris
  • From Richmond Mills to Mount Morris
• Victor
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
  • Victor is located in Ontario County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victor <3>
• Caledonia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
  • Caledonia is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caledonia <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Caledonia
  • From Richmond Mills to Caledonia
• Lima
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
  • Lima is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,008 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lima <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lima
  • From Richmond Mills to Lima

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Richmond Mills ...

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

Adding Richmond Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Richmond Mills in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Richmond Mills was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Richmond Mills post office opened in 1844.

We also found Richmond Mills in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Richmond Mills.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Ontario County: www.co.ontario.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/