Welcome to Richland ...

So far, we found very little information about Richland. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Richland to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Richland, please Contact Us.

Richland would have been located within present day Richland County<2>.

The location of Richland has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Richland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1838.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Richland is 1,220 feet [372 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Richland was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Richland would have been located in the (419) & (567)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Richland ...

While we believe that this Richland is located in Richland County, we know of another 4 Ohio communities named Richland. Those communities are located in the following counties: Clinton, Fairfield, Logan and Vinton County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 54 communities that are also named Richland - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (4), Kentucky, Louisiana (4), Michigan, Minnesota (2), Mississippi (3), Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina (3), South Dakota, Tennessee (4), Texas (2), Utah and Washington.

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

Communities near Richland ...

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

• Mansfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
  • Mansfield is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,125 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <6>
• Ashland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Ashland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <6>
• Bucyrus
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucyrus
  • Bucyrus is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bucyrus <6>
• Galion
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galion
  • Galion is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,929 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galion <6>
• Shelby
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
  • Shelby is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,066 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <6>
• Willard
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
  • Willard is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,988 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willard <6>
• Lexington
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lexington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,695 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <6>
• Crestline
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestline
  • Crestline is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crestline <6>
• Bellville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
  • Bellville is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
  • Bellville has also been known as:
  • McClures Settlement
  • McClure
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellville <6>
• Plymouth
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people

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

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

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

Adding Richland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Richland 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 Richland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Richland post office opened in 1838.

We also found Richland in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Richland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Richland County: www.richlandcountyoh.us/

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