Welcome to East Richland ...

East Richland is located in Belmont County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Richland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for East Richland: E. Richland

East Richland is 1,160 feet [354 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for East Richland: (740)

Communities near East Richland ...

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

• Wheeling
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling
  • Wheeling is located in Ohio County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheeling <4>
• Moundsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moundsville
  • Moundsville is located in Marshall County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moundsville <4>
• Martins Ferry
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Ferry
  • Martins Ferry is located in Belmont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martins Ferry <4>
• Bellaire
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellaire
  • Bellaire is located in Belmont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,957 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellaire <4>
• Barnesville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
  • Barnesville is located in Belmont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barnesville <4>
• Shadyside
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadyside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
  • Shadyside is located in Belmont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shadyside <4>
• Cadiz
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
  • Cadiz is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,153 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cadiz <4>
• Bethlehem
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethlehem have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
  • Bethlehem is located in Ohio County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,298 people
• Bridgeport
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
  • Bridgeport is located in Belmont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <4>
• McMechen
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMechen
  • McMechen is located in Marshall County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McMechen <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 East Richland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Richland.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Richland ...

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

Adding East Richland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Richland 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 East Richland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the East Richland post office opened in 1851.

We also found East Richland in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Belmont County: www.belmontcountyohio.org/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/