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Welcome to Richmond Center ...

Richmond Center is located in Ashtabula County<1>.

The pronunciation of Richmond Center: RICH-muhnd<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Richmond Center, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for Richmond Center: Richmond Ctr. (or less commonly used: Richmond Cen., Richmond Cent. or Richmond Cntr.)

Richmond Center is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Richmond Center: 440 & 436<4>

Communities Also Named Richmond Center ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Richmond Center - they are located in Maine and New York.

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

Communities near Richmond Center ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Richmond Center ...

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

Adding Richmond Center to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Richmond Center 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 Richmond Center was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Richmond Center.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Ashtabula, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Richmond Center. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Richmond Center - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 440 code has been Overlayed with the 436 area code. New phone numbers in the Richmond Center area will be assigned with one of these codes: 440 or 436. As a result, placing a call in the Richmond Center area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.