Richville, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Richville, Ohio
Settlement Type:CDP
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Ohio
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Stark
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Perry
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:3209
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:1155
Coordinates:40.7472°N -81.47°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2628959

Richville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in southern Perry Township, Stark County, Ohio, United States. State Route 627 passes through the community.[2] The community is part of the Canton - Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,209 at the 2020 census.

History

Richville was laid out in 1836.[3] A post office was established at Richville in 1872, and remained in operation until 1902.[4] [5]

In 1997, the former Richville Elementary School was sold to a local church, which later abandoned the property. Efforts to sell the property to recover unpaid back taxes were unsuccessful, in part because of the potential cost of asbestos remediation. The building was later demolished.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Richville CPD, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . 23 August 2023.
  2. DeLorme, Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer, 7th ed., Yarmouth, Maine, 2004, p. 51.
  3. Book: Perrin, William Henry. History of Stark County: With an Outline Sketch of Ohio. 1881. Baskin & Battey. 388.
  4. Web site: Stark County . Jim Forte Postal History . 21 January 2016.
  5. Book: Lehman, John H.. A Standard History of Stark County, Ohio: An Authentic Narrative of the Past, with Particular Attention to the Modern Era in the Commercial, Industrial, Civic and Social Development . 1916. Lewis Publishing Company. 81.
  6. News: Stephen . Huba . Old Richville School in Legal Limbo . The Independent, Massillon, Ohio. June 5, 2008. 2008-06-08 .