Welcome to Richmondale ...

Richmondale is located in Lackawanna County<1>.

The location of Richmondale has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Richmondale, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Richmondale is 1,700 feet [518 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Richmondale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Richmondale - it's located in Ohio.

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

Communities near Richmondale ...

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

• Scranton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
  • Scranton is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scranton <4>
• Dunmore
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunmore
  • Dunmore is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,836 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunmore <4>
• Carbondale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
  • Carbondale is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,380 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbondale <4>
• Archbald
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Archbald have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archbald
  • Archbald is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,055 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archbald <4>
• Blakely
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blakely have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakely
  • Blakely is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,174 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blakely <4>
• Dickson City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickson City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson City
  • Dickson City is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,731 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickson City <4>
• Olyphant
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olyphant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olyphant
  • Olyphant is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,007 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olyphant <4>
• Clarks Summit
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Summit
  • Clarks Summit is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,843 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarks Summit <4>
• Jessup
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jessup have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessup
  • Jessup is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,372 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jessup <4>
• Honesdale
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honesdale
  • Honesdale is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honesdale <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Richmondale ...

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

Adding Richmondale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Richmondale 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 Richmondale was on a map titled Map of Pennsylvania (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Richmondale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lackawanna County: www.lackawannacounty.org/

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