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Welcome to West Richfield ...

West Richfield is located in Summit County<1>.

The pronunciation of West Richfield: RICH-feeld<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Richfield, you might consider that their post office opened in 1866.

A typical abbreviation for West Richfield: W. Richfield

West Richfield is 1,270 feet [387 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for West Richfield: 330 & 234<4>

Communities near West Richfield ...

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

  • Cleveland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Akron
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Akron is located in Summit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 195,994 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <5>
  • Parma
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Parma is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,558 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parma <5>
  • Lakewood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Cuyahoga Falls
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Strongsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Brunswick
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Stow
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Stow is located in Summit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stow
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,714 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stow <5>
  • North Olmsted
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • North Royalton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Richfield ...

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

Adding West Richfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Richfield 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 (so far) for West Richfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the West Richfield post office opened in 1866. The West Richfield post office closed in 1969.

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Richfield.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Summit, 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 West Richfield. 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 West Richfield - 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 330 code has been Overlayed with the 234 area code. New phone numbers in the West Richfield area will be assigned with one of these codes: 330 or 234. As a result, placing a call in the West Richfield 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/