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Richmond Mills

Ghost town · Ontario County, New York

Honeoye quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1901, 1:62,500)
Honeoye quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1901, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Richmond Mills is a ghost town in Ontario County, New York. It is the only former community in Ontario County recorded on the federal names register, out of 43 across New York.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Richmond Mills as a historical populated place on the Honeoye topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 42.8264° N, 77.5728° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHoneoye
Elevation916 ft
Nearest living townHemlock, NY
Distance to it2.9 miles
GNIS feature ID2364509
Coordinates42.82639, -77.57278

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What's there now

Richmond Mills is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hemlock, NY (population 736), about 2.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 916 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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