Richmond Dale, Ohio

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Richmond Dale, Ohio
Unincorporated community and CDP
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Looking south towards the intersection of Market and Main Streets
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Location of Richmond Dale, Ohio
Coordinates: 39°12′07″N82°48′50″W / 39.20194°N 82.81389°W / 39.20194; -82.81389
Country United States
State Ohio
County Ross
Township Jefferson
Area
 • Total
0.49 sq mi (1.28 km2)
Elevation
[1]
594 ft (181 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total
386
 • Density781/sq mi (302/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP
45673
GNIS feature ID1085483 [1]

Richmond Dale (also known as Richmondale) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in central Jefferson Township, Ross County, Ohio. It has a post office with the ZIP code 45673. [3] It is located along U.S. Route 35 southeast of the county seat of Chillicothe. The population of the CDP was 386 at the 2020 census.

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History

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Richmond Dale community sign

Richmond Dale was laid out in 1811. [4] The community derives its name from Richmond, Virginia, the native home of a first settler. [5] A post office called Richmond was established in 1814, and the name was changed to Richmond Dale in 1829. [6] The change in name was intended to prevent repetition with another Richmond, Ohio. [7]

Education

Richmond Dale has a public library, a branch of the Chillicothe & Ross County Public Library. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 "Richmond Dale". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Richmond Dale CDP, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
  3. ↑ USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
  4. ↑ Bennett, Henry Holcomb (1902). The County of Ross: A History of Ross County, Ohio, from the Earliest Days. Selwyn A. Brant. p. 291.
  5. ↑ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 118.
  6. ↑ "Ross County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  7. ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1938). Chillicothe and Ross County. Works Progress Administration. p. 79.
  8. ↑ "Hours & Locations". Chillicothe & Ross County Public Library. Retrieved March 3, 2018.


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