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Welcome to West Richmondville ...

West Richmondville is located in Schoharie County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Richmondville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1853.

A typical abbreviation for West Richmondville: W. Richmondville

West Richmondville is 1,360 feet [415 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for West Richmondville: 518 & 838<3>

Communities near West Richmondville ...

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

  • Cobleskill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Fort Plain
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Canajoharie
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Cooperstown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Middleburgh
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Summit
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Summit is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summit <4>
  • Stamford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Schoharie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Palatine Bridge
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Nelliston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Richmondville ...

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

Adding West Richmondville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Richmondville 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 (so far) for West Richmondville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the West Richmondville post office opened in 1853. The West Richmondville post office closed in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Richmondville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Schoharie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Richmondville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 518 code has been Overlayed with the 838 area code. New phone numbers in the West Richmondville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the West Richmondville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/