Welcome to Richmond Valley ...

Richmond Valley is located in Richmond County<1>.

The location of Richmond Valley 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 Valley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for Richmond Valley: Richmond Vly. (or less commonly used: Richmond Vally. or Richmond Vlly.)

Richmond Valley is near sea level<3>.

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

Communities near Richmond Valley ...

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

• New York
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
  • New York is located in Kings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
• Newark
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Essex County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
• Jersey City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
  • Jersey City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
• Elizabeth
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
  • Elizabeth is located in Union County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
• Bayonne
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayonne
  • Bayonne is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
• East Orange
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orange
  • East Orange is located in Essex County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,630 people
• New Brunswick
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brunswick
  • New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 people
• Hoboken
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoboken
  • Hoboken is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,081 people
• Plainfield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
  • Plainfield is located in Union County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
• Linden
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
  • Linden is located in Union County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,076 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 Valley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Richmond Valley.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Richmond Valley ...

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

Adding Richmond Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Richmond Valley 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 Valley was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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