Richfield Illinois in Richfield Township
Richfield IL is east of Payson on County Road 400 N in Richfield Township. Richfield Township during the last Census in 2010 counted 411 residents in the entire Township.
Richfield sits in a patchwork of corn, soybean fields and wooded areas. Great deer hunting around there.
According to the history of Adams County the Township was first settled in 1828 by a Jacob Franks and A.N. Pendrod. Richfield had a more prosperous past in the 19th century. The nearest town of any size if Payson. Then there is Liberty to the north and Plainville to the southwest.
Living in a small town means you may be blessed enough to experience a wide-open night time sky with a tapestry of stars. In the countryside, or small town, you get to have that each and every single nighttime of your life.
One of the great positive aspects of residing in a small town is fresh air. What people residing in large urban areas don’t know the amount of junk they are inhaling and subjecting their small children to in the city. Smogginess and fumes are an everyday part of living in the city. Not so in the countryside unless you are living alongside or down-wind from a hog, poultry farm or a cattle feed lot.
The drive across town is almost nothing as compared to daily life in the big city with a lot of stop lights and traffic you must to contend with. Here you’re across town in a few minutes at the absolute most.
Low crime levels mean we have a safer environment for bring up a family.
Folks here find it quick and easy to be informed since everyone knows everyone. If something big happens, you will find out about it soon enough.
Points of interest nearby Richfield
Airports
- Quincy Regional Airport
- Dale A Klassing Airport
- Krutmeier Robert
- Quincy NDB UI 293
- Barry Balloonport
Churches
- St. Brigid Catholic Church, which is on 706 North Main Street, Liberty.
- Faith Chapel, which is on 102 South Church Street, Plainville.
- Payson Christian Church, which is on 101 West Pearl Street, Payson.
- Hull United Methodist Church, which is on 350 Illinois 106, Hull.
- Barry United Methodist Church, which is on 720 Perry Street, Barry.
- Barry Church of Christ, which is on 1166 Mason Street, Barry.
- RICHFIELD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, which is on 397 East 2050th Street, Plainville.
- First Baptist Church, which is on 320 East Vining Street, Plainville.
- Zion Lutheran Church Parsonage, which is on W North, Liberty.
Fire Stations
- Liberty Fire Protection District, which is on 607 Talbot Street, Liberty.
- Plainville Fire House, which is on 120 East Vining Street, Plainville.
- Payson-Fall Creek Fire Department, which is on RQ95+9CQ, 111 North Park Street, Payson.
- Hull-Kinderhook Fire Protection, which is on Kinderhook.
- Hull-Kinderhook FPD, which is on 320 Illinois 106, Hull.
- Barry Fire Department, which is on 867 Main Street, Barry.
Secondary Schools
- Payson-Seymour High School, which is on 420 West Brainard Street, Payson.
- Western Junior High School, which is on 300 Chaney Street, Kinderhook.
- Western High School, which is on 401 McDonough Street, Barry.
Parks
- Pike-Adams Sportmen’s Park, which is on 31943 250th Street, Barry.
- Fall Creek Scenic Overlook Park, which is on 1130 North 223rd Lane, Payson.
- Liberty Park, which is on Liberty.
- Kinderhook City Park, which is on 110 Pittsfield Street, Kinderhook.
- Bob Colgrove Memorial Park, which is on 675 Lee Evans Drive, Hull.
- Fall Creek Stone Arch Bridge, which is on 242 East 1150th Street, Payson.
- Buck Chasers, which is on 2980 North 250th Avenue, Baylis.
- Grubb Hollow Prairie Nature Preserve, which is on New Canton.
- Burton Cave Nature Preserve, which is on Liberty.
- Lafayette Park, which is on Barry.
- Barry Pool Park, which is on Barry.
Museums
- Hull History Lives Museum, which is on 695 Dixie Street, Hull.
City halls
- City of Barry, which is on 1005 Bainbridge Street, Barry.
- LIBERTY TOWNSHIP HALL, which is on 600 Dudley Street, Liberty.
Govt offices
- Pike County Housing Authority, which is on 838 Mason Street, Barry.
- City of Barry, which is on 1005 Bainbridge Street, Barry.
- LIBERTY TOWNSHIP HALL, which is on 600 Dudley Street, Liberty.
- Liberty Township, which is on 1000 East 2000th Street, Liberty.
- Payson Maintenance Department, which is on 204 South Washington Street, Payson.
- Kinderhook Village Hall, which is on 205 Quincy Street, Kinderhook.
- Barry City Water Pumping Sta, which is on RR 1, Kinderhook.
Nearby Towns and Suburbs Richfield Illinois
- Plainville is 4 miles to the south-west.
- Liberty is 4 miles to the north.
- Kingston is 4 miles to the east.
- Adams is 5 miles to the north-west.
- Payson is 6 miles to the west.
- Beverly is 6 miles to the east.
- Kinderhook is 8 miles to the south.
- Chestline is 8 miles to the east.
- Seehorn is 8 miles to the south-west.
- Hull is 8 miles to the south-west.
- Barry is 9 miles to the south-east.
- Burton is 9 miles to the north-west.
- Shinn is 10 miles to the south.
- Fall Creek is 10 miles to the west.
- Hadley is 10 miles to the south-east.
- Siloam is 11 miles to the north-east.
