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Welcome to Richard ...

Richard is located in Monongalia County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Richard, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.

Richard is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Richard: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Richard ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Richard - they are located in Iowa, Louisiana (2), Michigan and Saskatchewan.

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

Communities near Richard ...

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

  • Morgantown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairmont
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Grafton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Westover
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Masontown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Granville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Granville is located in Monongalia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
  • Pleasant Valley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Valley is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,141 people
  • Kingwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Star City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Star City is located in Monongalia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
  • Fairchance
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Richard ...

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

Adding Richard to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Richard post office opened in 1904. The Richard post office closed in 1921.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Richard.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Monongalia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Richard - 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Richard area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Richard 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/