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Richwood Ohio Map

Explore Richwood, Ohio, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Richwood, Ohio

How to Use This Richwood, Ohio Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Richwood, Ohio. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Ohio or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Richwood.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

CityRichwood
StateOhio (OH)
CountyUnion County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude40.426448
Longitude-83.296863
Population2,222
Density691.3 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code43344
Area Code614
County SeatMarysville
School DistrictNorth Union Local School District

About Richwood, Ohio

Richwood is a locality in Union County, Ohio, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,222. The population density is 691.3 people per km². Richwood is located at 40.4264°N, 83.2969°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Richwood is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 43344.

Richwood anchors a quiet expanse of fertile Midwestern soil where the horizon stretches wide and flat under an immense, unblinking sky. It lies 13.6 miles north-northeast of Marysville, OH (from Marysville, OH: bearing 16°T), and is situated 14.9 miles northwest of Delaware. The cool, persistent current of Peacock Run threads through the low-lying terrain, its waters carving a subtle, rhythmic path that mirrors the slow drift of clouds above. At the edge of the residential grid, Richwood Lake provides a reflective stillness, its surface often mirroring the amber light of late afternoon when the shadows lengthen across the surrounding fields. Beyond the immediate flatlands, the faint, hazy silhouette of Bristol Ridge interrupts the distant skyline, a reminder of the geologic shifts that shaped this interior basin. The atmosphere here possesses a particular clarity, a crispness that catches the light and reveals the texture of the earth, from the dark, heavy soil of Big Swale to the manicured grasses of Richwood Lake Park.

Richwood grew from the sturdy ambition of pioneers who recognized the value of this productive land, fostering an economy long rooted in the rhythms of agriculture and local trade. The legacy of these early settlers remains visible in the functional architecture of the center, where brick facades retain the deliberate, no-nonsense character of a place built to endure. Life in Richwood moves with a measured pace, dictated by the turning of the seasons and the cycle of the harvest, which brings a specific, dusty fragrance to the air each autumn. While the modern world hums in the distance, the daily experience here remains tethered to the local commerce and the steady, quiet maintenance of the community. In the quiet hours, one might notice how the sound of the wind carries across the plains, suggesting a deep, persistent continuity that defines the identity of the people who reside here.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Richwood Lake Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 323° NW
  • Richwood Fairgrounds (Local Recreation) — 0.2 mi, 218° SW
  • Richwood Links (Local Recreation) — 3.8 mi, 165° S
  • Park (Local Park) — 5.3 mi, 160° S
  • Blues Creek Golf Course (Park) — 8.5 mi, 189° S
  • Gallant Farm Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 10.6 mi, 120° SE
  • Delaware Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 11.3 mi, 094° E
  • 9/11 Memorial (Monument) — 11.8 mi, 077° E
  • Delaware Lake (Recreation Area) — 11.9 mi, 079° E
  • War of 1812 Blockhouse (Monument) — 12.2 mi, 206° SW
  • Centre 71 (Cinema) — 13.1 mi, 045° NE
  • Strand Theatre (Cinema) — 15.0 mi, 126° SE
  • Mayhew Art Gallery (Arts Centre) — 15.0 mi, 127° SE
  • Marion County Steam Shovel (Attraction) — 15.3 mi, 037° NE
  • Big Darby Cr SR (State Recreation Area) — 17.1 mi, 230° SW
  • Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 18.1 mi, 355° N
  • Wolf Creek Center for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 18.3 mi, 309° NW
  • Soldiers Monument (Monument) — 18.9 mi, 170° S
  • Alum Creek State Park (State Park) — 19.5 mi, 122° SE
  • Amur Tiger (Viewpoint) — 20.7 mi, 153° SE
  • Terradise Nature Center (Museum) — 21.5 mi, 052° NE
  • Out of Bounds (6 of 7) (Public Artwork) — 21.8 mi, 161° S
  • Adena Mound (Historic Ruins) — 23.6 mi, 142° SE
  • Logan County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 24.3 mi, 259° W
  • Ohio Caverns (Attraction) — 24.7 mi, 238° SW
  • Gators Bike Park (Theme Park) — 24.7 mi, 149° SE
  • Shortest Street in America (Attraction) — 25.0 mi, 260° W
  • Field of Corn (with Osage Orange Trees) (Attraction) — 25.3 mi, 159° S
  • Morrow County History Center (Museum) — 26.0 mi, 071° E
  • Indian Lake State Park (State Park) — 28.8 mi, 282° W

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About This Richwood Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Richwood, Ohio. Coordinates: 40.426448, -83.296863. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Richwood includes the ZIP code (43344), telephone area code (614), county seat of Union County (Marysville), and school district assignment (North Union Local School District).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.