Welcome to Rich Valley ...

Rich Valley is located in Noble County<1>.

The location of Rich 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 Rich Valley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

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

Rich Valley is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Rich Valley: (740)

Communities Also Named Rich Valley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Rich Valley - they are located in Alberta, Minnesota, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rich Valley.

Communities near Rich Valley ...

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

• Marietta
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
  • Marietta is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marietta <4>
• McConnelsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McConnelsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnelsville
  • McConnelsville is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,720 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McConnelsville <4>
• Caldwell
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
  • Caldwell is located in Noble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caldwell <4>
• Beverly
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beverly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Beverly is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beverly <4>
• Malta
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
  • Malta is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malta <4>
• Lowell
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
  • Lowell is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowell <4>
• Stockport
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockport
  • Stockport is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockport <4>
• Senecaville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Senecaville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senecaville
  • Senecaville is located in Guernsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Senecaville <4>
• Pleasant City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant City
  • Pleasant City is located in Guernsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant City <4>
• Cumberland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Cumberland is located in Guernsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland <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 Rich Valley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rich Valley.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rich Valley ...

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

Adding Rich Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Rich Valley post office opened in 1884.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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