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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Richfield (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Richfield. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Richfield is located in Juniata County.

To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Juniata County: Huntingdon, Mifflin, Northumberland, Perry & Snyder.

Below are the counties that are near Richfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Richfield:

  • Juniata County     (The home county of Richfield)
  • Allegheny County
    • Bloomfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
      • Bloomfield is located in Allegheny County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
  • Centre County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richfield, with the one closest to Richfield listed first.
    • Ingleby
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodward
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Fiedler
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fiedler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiedler
      • Fiedler is located in Centre County
    • Coburn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Livonia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Livonia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
      • Livonia is located in Centre County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Livonia
      • From Richfield to Livonia
    • Aaronsburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aaronsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aaronsburg
      • Aaronsburg is located in Centre County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aaronsburg <2>
    • Millheim
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millheim have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
      • Millheim is located in Centre County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millheim <2>
    • Zerby
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zerby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zerby
      • Zerby is located in Centre County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Zerby
      • From Richfield to Zerby
    • Rebersburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Madisonburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madisonburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonburg
      • Madisonburg is located in Centre County
    • Penn Hall
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Spring Mills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
      • Spring Mills is located in Centre County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Mills <2>
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richfield, with the one closest to Richfield listed first.
    • Greenburr
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Loganton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loganton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
      • Loganton is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 475 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loganton <2>
    • Tylersville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rauchtown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Cumberland County
  • Dauphin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richfield, with the one closest to Richfield listed first.
    • Paxton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Paxton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
      • Paxton is located in Dauphin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Paxton
      • From Richfield to Paxton
    • Millersburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
      • Millersburg is located in Dauphin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,514 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersburg <2>
    • Rife
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Berrysburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Pillow
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pillow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillow
      • Pillow is located in Dauphin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pillow <2>
    • Fisherville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Halifax
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halifax have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
      • Halifax is located in Dauphin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 885 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halifax <2>
    • Elizabethville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Enders
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Loyalton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Gratz
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Enterline
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mifflin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richfield, with the one closest to Richfield listed first.
    • Alfarata
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alfarata. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfarata
      • Alfarata is located in Mifflin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Alfarata
      • From Richfield to Alfarata
    • Paintersville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Honey Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Burnham
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
      • Burnham is located in Mifflin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnham <2>
    • Highland Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Lewistown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Yeagertown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Juniata Terrace
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Juniata Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata Terrace
      • Juniata Terrace is located in Mifflin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
    • Lewistown Junction
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Lumber City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumber City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
      • Lumber City is located in Mifflin County
    • Milroy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milroy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milroy
      • Milroy is located in Mifflin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milroy <2>
    • Reedsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Montour County
  • Northumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richfield, with the one closest to Richfield listed first.
    • Malta
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Herndon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herndon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
      • Herndon is located in Northumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herndon <2>
    • Mandata
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mandata. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandata
      • Mandata is located in Northumberland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mandata
      • From Richfield to Mandata
    • Asherton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Asherton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asherton
      • Asherton is located in Northumberland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Asherton
      • From Richfield to Asherton
    • Selinsgrove Junction
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mile Run
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Sunbury
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Augustaville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Northumberland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Trevorton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trevorton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevorton
      • Trevorton is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trevorton <2>
    • Farnsworth
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Farnsworth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnsworth
      • Farnsworth is located in Northumberland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Farnsworth
      • From Richfield to Farnsworth
    • Keefers
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keefers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefers
      • Keefers is located in Northumberland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Keefers
      • From Richfield to Keefers
  • Perry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richfield, with the one closest to Richfield listed first.
    • Millerstown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Reward
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Liverpool
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liverpool have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
      • Liverpool is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 957 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liverpool <2>
    • Bailey
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Newport
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • New Buffalo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Buffalo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Buffalo
      • New Buffalo is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
    • Blain
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blain
      • Blain is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blain <2>
    • Eshcol
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Rose Glen
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Duncannon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duncannon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncannon
      • Duncannon is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,481 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncannon <2>
    • Mecks Corner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Ickesburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Schuylkill County
  • Snyder County
  • Union County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Richfield, see our County-by-County Page for Richfield.

Cemeteries Near Richfield ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Richfield.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Richfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Richfield, with the one closest to Richfield listed first.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Richfield had a population of 276 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Richfield, with the one closest to Richfield listed first.

  • Knousetown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Evendale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evendale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evendale
    • Evendale is located in Juniata County
  • Strouptown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strouptown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strouptown
    • Strouptown is located in Snyder County
  • Cocolamus
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cocolamus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocolamus
    • Cocolamus is located in Juniata County
  • Dimmsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dimmsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimmsville
    • Dimmsville is located in Juniata County
  • Mount Pleasant Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Paxtonville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Beavertown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beavertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
    • Beavertown is located in Snyder County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beavertown <2>
  • Swales
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Maze
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maze have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maze
    • Maze is located in Juniata County
  • Oriental
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oriental have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriental
    • Oriental is located in Juniata County
  • Aline
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Shadle
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Beaver Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Wardville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wardville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardville
      • Wardville is located in Perry County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Richfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Richfield.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Richfield ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Richfield.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Richfield. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Richfield and those printed in the larger area surrounding Richfield.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<5> of Richfield.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Richfield:

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

The official website for Juniata County: www.co.juniata.pa.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Richfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Richfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6887, Longitude: -77.1129    
<6>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Richfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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