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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Richfield (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Richfield. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Richfield is located in Summit County.

To see how the shape of Ohio's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Summit County: Cuyahoga, Geauga, Medina, Portage, Stark & Wayne.

Below are the counties that are near Richfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Richfield:

  • Summit County     (The home county of Richfield)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richfield, with the one closest to Richfield listed first.
    • Bath
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Boston
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Peninsula
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peninsula have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peninsula
      • Peninsula is located in Summit County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peninsula <1>
    • Bath Center
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Boston Heights
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boston Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Heights
      • Boston Heights is located in Summit County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
    • Emmons Corner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Northfield Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfield Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Center
      • Northfield Center is located in Summit County
    • Fairlawn
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairlawn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
      • Fairlawn is located in Summit County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,516 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairlawn <1>
    • Montrose
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Macedonia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hudson Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson Village came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Village
      • Hudson Village is located in Summit County
    • Copley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Cuyahoga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richfield, with the one closest to Richfield listed first.
    • Brecksville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brecksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brecksville
      • Brecksville is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,530 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brecksville <1>
    • Broadview Heights
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broadview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview Heights
      • Broadview Heights is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,095 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadview Heights <1>
    • North Royalton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Royalton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Royalton
      • North Royalton is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,952 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Royalton <1>
    • Bennetts Corners
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Independence
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
      • Independence is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,194 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <1>
    • Seven Hills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Hills
      • Seven Hills is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,548 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seven Hills <1>
    • Walton Hills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walton Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton Hills
      • Walton Hills is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,256 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walton Hills <1>
    • Valley View
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Applecreek Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Applecreek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applecreek Village
      • Applecreek Village is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Bedford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Oakwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
      • Oakwood is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,598 people
    • Parma Heights
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parma Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma Heights
      • Parma Heights is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,644 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parma Heights <1>
  • Geauga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richfield, with the one closest to Richfield listed first.
    • Bainbridge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bainbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
      • Bainbridge is located in Geauga County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bainbridge <1>
    • South Russell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Russell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Russell
      • South Russell is located in Geauga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
    • Yates Corners
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Auburn Corners
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Chesterland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterland
      • Chesterland is located in Geauga County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterland <1>
    • Welshfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Burton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
      • Burton is located in Geauga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,443 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burton <1>
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richfield, with the one closest to Richfield listed first.
    • Wickliffe
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wickliffe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickliffe
      • Wickliffe is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,728 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wickliffe <1>
    • Willoughby Hills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willoughby Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby Hills
      • Willoughby Hills is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,540 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willoughby Hills <1>
    • Willowick
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowick
      • Willowick is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,067 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willowick <1>
    • Pecks Corners
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Waite Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waite Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waite Hill
      • Waite Hill is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
    • Kirtland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirtland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirtland
      • Kirtland is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,793 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirtland <1>
    • Eastlake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastlake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastlake
      • Eastlake is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,940 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastlake <1>
    • Lakeline
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeline have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeline
      • Lakeline is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
    • Willoughby
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lorain County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richfield, with the one closest to Richfield listed first.
    • Eaton Estates
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eaton Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Estates
      • Eaton Estates is located in Lorain County
    • Fields
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Belden
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • North Ridgeville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Ridgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridgeville
      • North Ridgeville is located in Lorain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,104 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Ridgeville <1>
    • Grafton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Avon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Avon is located in Lorain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,745 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <1>
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Avon
      • From Richfield to Avon
    • Elyria
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Lagrange
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Avon Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Lake
      • Avon Lake is located in Lorain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,808 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon Lake <1>
    • Sheffield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pheasant Run Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pheasant Run Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run Village
      • Pheasant Run Village is located in Lorain County
    • Sheffield Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheffield Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield Lake
      • Sheffield Lake is located in Lorain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,952 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheffield Lake <1>
  • Medina County
  • Portage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richfield, with the one closest to Richfield listed first.
    • Aurora
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Camelot Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camelot Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
      • Camelot Village is located in Portage County
    • Kent
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Streetsboro
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Sugar Bush Knolls
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Bush Knolls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush Knolls
      • Sugar Bush Knolls is located in Portage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
    • Doolittles Corners
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Brady Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brady Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Lake
      • Brady Lake is located in Portage County
      • Estimated population in 2018: 464 people
    • Brimfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pine Gate Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Gate Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Gate Village
      • Pine Gate Village is located in Portage County
    • Suffield Station
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Evergreen Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
      • Evergreen Village is located in Portage County
    • Mantua
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Stark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richfield, with the one closest to Richfield listed first.
    • Uniontown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uniontown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
      • Uniontown is located in Stark County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uniontown <1>
    • Canal Fulton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canal Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Fulton
      • Canal Fulton is located in Stark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,399 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canal Fulton <1>
    • Greentown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Hartville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • New Baltimore
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • North Lawrence
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • North Canton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Forty Corners Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forty Corners Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Corners Village
      • Forty Corners Village is located in Stark County
    • Oval City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oval City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oval City
      • Oval City is located in Stark County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oval City
      • From Richfield to Oval City
    • Sippo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sippo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sippo
      • Sippo is located in Stark County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sippo
      • From Richfield to Sippo
    • East Greenville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenville
      • East Greenville is located in Stark County
    • Hills and Dales
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richfield, with the one closest to Richfield listed first.
    • Doylestown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Rittman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Sterling
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Creston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
      • Creston is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,184 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creston <1>
    • Marshallville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshallville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
      • Marshallville is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 779 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshallville <1>
    • Burbank
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burbank have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
      • Burbank is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burbank <1>
    • Burton City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burton City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton City
      • Burton City is located in Wayne County
    • Orrville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orrville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
      • Orrville is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,433 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orrville <1>
    • Aukerman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aukerman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aukerman
      • Aukerman is located in Wayne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Aukerman
      • From Richfield to Aukerman
    • Smithville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
      • Smithville is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,261 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithville <1>
    • Dalton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dalton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
      • Dalton is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,891 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dalton <1>
    • Congress
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Richfield, see our County-by-County Page for Richfield.

Cemeteries Near Richfield ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Richfield.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Richfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Richfield, with the one closest to Richfield listed first.

  • Fairview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wheatley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wheatley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wheatley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Richfield Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Revere Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Revere Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Revere Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Osborn Corners Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Osborn Corners Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Osborn Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dewey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dewey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dewey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hinckley Ridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Barr Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Barr Road Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barr Road Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barr Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Moore's Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Bath Center Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bath Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bath Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • East Bath Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Bath Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Bath Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Ira Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ira Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ira Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Boston Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<7>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Richfield had a population of 301 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Richfield had a population of 3,647 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Richfield, with the one closest to Richfield listed first.

  • West Richfield
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Richfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Richfield
    • West Richfield is located in Summit County
  • Ira
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ira have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
    • Ira is located in Summit County
  • Everett
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
    • Everett is located in Summit County
  • Peninsula
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peninsula have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peninsula
    • Peninsula is located in Summit County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peninsula <1>
  • Boston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Ghent
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ghent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghent
    • Ghent is located in Summit County
  • Brecksville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brecksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brecksville
    • Brecksville is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,530 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brecksville <1>
  • Hinckley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Remsen Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Remsen Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remsen Corners
    • Remsen Corners is located in Medina County
  • Botzum
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Botzum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botzum
    • Botzum is located in Summit County
  • Granger
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Montrose
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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    • Fairlawn
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairlawn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
      • Fairlawn is located in Summit County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,516 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairlawn <1>
    • Weymouth
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
      • Weymouth is located in Medina County
    • Bosworth ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bosworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
      • Bosworth is located in Summit County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Richfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Richfield.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Richfield ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 93 newspapers that have been published in the area around Richfield.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Richfield. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Richfield and those printed in the larger area surrounding Richfield.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<5> of Richfield.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Richfield:

The official website for Richfield: www.richfieldvillageohio.org/

The official website for Summit County: www.co.summit.oh.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Richfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Richfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2398, Longitude: -81.6379    
<6>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<7>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Richfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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