Welcome to New Richmond ...

New Richmond is located in Crawford County<1>.

The location of New Richmond has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Richmond, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1835.

New Richmond is 1,360 feet [415 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named New Richmond ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named New Richmond - they are located in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Quebec (3), South Carolina, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near New Richmond ...

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

• Meadville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
  • Meadville is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,386 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meadville <4>
• Edinboro
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edinboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinboro
  • Edinboro is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,405 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinboro <4>
• Titusville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titusville
  • Titusville is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,105 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Titusville <4>
• Union City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,097 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <4>
• Cambridge Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge Springs
  • Cambridge Springs is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge Springs <4>
• Waterford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
  • Waterford is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterford <4>
• Cochranton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cochranton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochranton
  • Cochranton is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cochranton <4>
• Saegertown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saegertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saegertown
  • Saegertown is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
• Conneaut Lake
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conneaut Lake
  • Conneaut Lake is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 611 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conneaut Lake <4>
• Hydetown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydetown
  • Hydetown is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 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 New Richmond. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Richmond.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Richmond ...

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

Adding New Richmond to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of New Richmond 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 New Richmond was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the New Richmond post office opened in 1835.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Crawford County: www.co.crawford.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/