Welcome to Richland ...

Richland is located in Vinton County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Richland, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Richland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

Richland is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Richland: (740)

Communities Also Named Richland ...

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

• Jackson
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,240 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <5>
• Wellston
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellston
  • Wellston is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellston <5>
• McArthur
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McArthur have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur
  • McArthur is located in Vinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McArthur <5>
• Hamden
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamden
  • Hamden is located in Vinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamden <5>
• Coalton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coalton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
  • Coalton is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
• Beaver
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
  • Beaver is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver <5>
• Zaleski
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zaleski
  • Zaleski is located in Vinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zaleski <5>
• Wilkesville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
  • Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
• Ray
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
  • Ray is located in Jackson County
• Altoona
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
  • Altoona is located in Jackson County

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Richland ...

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

Adding Richland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of 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 Richland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Richland post office opened in 1872.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Richland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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