Welcome to Richardson ...Richardson is located in Carroll County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Richardson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898. Richardson is 2,200 feet [671 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Richardson is about ½ mile above sea level. Time Zone: Richardson lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Richardson: 276 Communities Also Named Richardson ...While we believe that this Richardson is located in Carroll County, we know of another 2 Virginia communities named Richardson. Those communities are located in the following counties: Mecklenburg and New Kent County. Beyond Virginia, there are 31 communities that are also named Richardson - they are located in Alabama (2), Alaska, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi (2), New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ontario (2), Oregon, Saskatchewan, Tennessee (2), Texas, Utah, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Richardson. Communities near Richardson ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Richardson.
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 Richardson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Richardson. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Richardson. 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 Richardson. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Richardson. See our Newspapers Page for Richardson. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Richardson ...Looking for more information about Richardson? 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 Richardson, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Richardson. Adding Richardson to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Richardson 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 Richardson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> We also found Richardson on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911). For more details, see References and Mentions for Richardson. Footnotes ...
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