Welcome to Richwood ...
Richwood is located in Dodge County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Richwood, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.
Richwood is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Richwood lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Richwood: 920 & 274<3>
Communities Also Named Richwood ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Richwood - they are located in Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, New Jersey, Ohio, Ontario, South Carolina, Texas and West Virginia (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Richwood.
Communities near Richwood ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Richwood.
- Watertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Watertown is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,370 people
- Oconomowoc
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oconomowoc have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconomowoc
- Oconomowoc is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,160 people
- Beaver Dam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Dam have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Beaver Dam is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,303 people
- Jefferson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Lake Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mills
- Lake Mills is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,014 people
- Columbus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Columbus is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,117 people
- Marshall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Marshall is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,016 people
- Horicon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Waterloo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Johnson Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Creek
- Johnson Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,065 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 Richwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Richwood.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Richwood. 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 Richwood.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Richwood. See our Newspapers Page for Richwood.
Adding Richwood to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Richwood 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 Richwood was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
We also found Richwood in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Richwood.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Richwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Dodge County: www.co.dodge.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Dodge, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Richwood - 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 920 code has been Overlayed with the 274 area code. New phone numbers in the Richwood area will be assigned with one of these codes: 920 or 274. As a result, placing a call in the Richwood area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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. |