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Welcome to Rich Patch ...

Rich Patch is located in Alleghany County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rich Patch, you might consider that their post office opened in 1848.

Rich Patch is 2,030 feet [619 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Rich Patch: 540 & 826<3>

Communities near Rich Patch ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rich Patch ...

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

Adding Rich Patch to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Rich Patch post office opened in 1848. The Rich Patch post office closed in 1921.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rich Patch.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Alleghany, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rich Patch - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Rich Patch area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Rich Patch area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/