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History · Richfield

Richfield’s post office opened in 1828, and 43% of its homes were built before 1940

1828first post office
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How Richfield began

When was Richfield founded?

1828

The Richfield post office opened in 1828, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 530198 years
Founding year: the first Richfield post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Richfield’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Richfield are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Richfield’s homes were built before 1943.Deep rootsA post office since 1828: 198 years of Richfield.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Richfield’s history is told.

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The story so far

Richfield, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Richfield yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Richfield is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Juniata and Snyder counties in Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 530 at the 2020 census.

Its first post office opened in 1828. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 549 to 530 (-3%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Richfield, decade by decade

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Famous people

Famous people close to Richfield

Nobody well known was born in Richfield itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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James Addams BeaverAmerican politician · b. 1837
J. Hale SypherAmerican politician · b. 1837
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Stan StartzellAmerican soccer player · b. 1950
J. Horace McFarlandAmerican printer and horticulturist · b. 1859
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Daniel F. ClarkAmerican politician · b. 1954
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William L. DillAmerican politician · b. 1874
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Monroe TownshipIts storyBWest Perry TownshipIts storyB

Questions about Richfield’s history

What year was Richfield founded?

The Richfield post office opened in 1828, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (4). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.