Welcome to East Richland ...
East Richland is located in Belmont County<1>.
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.<2>.
Time Zone: East Richland lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for East Richland: 740 & 220<3>
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)
- Moundsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Martins Ferry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bellaire
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Barnesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- 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.<5> 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)
- 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.<5> 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)
- McMechen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
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.<6>
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.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Belmont, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Richland - 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 740 code has been Overlayed with the 220 area code. New phone numbers in the East Richland area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the East Richland 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |