Welcome to Richardson ...
Richardson is located in Calhoun County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Richardson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.
Richardson is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Richardson lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Richardson: 304 & 681<3>
Communities Also Named Richardson ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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, Virginia (3), Washington 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.
- Spencer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Spencer is located in Roane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,989 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <4>
- Elizabeth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Elizabeth is located in Wirt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth <4>
- Grantsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
- Grantsville is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantsville <4>
- Reedy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Creston
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Millard
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Pink
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
- Arnoldsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsburg
- Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Beech
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Bigbend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Richardson post office opened in 1881.
We also found Richardson in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Richardson.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Richardson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Calhoun, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Richardson - 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 Richardson area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Richardson 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> | 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. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |