Richview, Illinois

City: Richview

County: Washington

State: Illinois

Lat/Long: 38.3667, -89.1667

Located twelve miles northeast of Nashville, Illinois, Richview was originally laid out in 1839 by William B. Livesay as Richmond, Illinois. The U.S. Post Office Department established a post office at the site March 6, 1848. In 1852, the Illinois Central Railroad established Richview as one of its stations, and, in 1854, built a depot less than a mile northeast of the village. Richview became known as a business hub for the area due to the number of general stores, hotels, and other businesses it added as it developed and expanded.

Edward Callary, Place Names of Illinois (Urbana and Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 2009), 295; History of Washington County, Illinois (Philadelphia: Brink, McDonough, 1879), 63.