Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
| Richardson, West Virginia | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
  RichardsonLocation within the state of West Virginia.Show map of West Virginia RichardsonRichardson (the United States)Show map of the United States | |
| Coordinates: 38°51′55″N 81°14′11″W / 38.86528°N 81.23639°W / 38.86528; -81.23639 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Calhoun |
| Elevation | 689 ft (210 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNIS ID | 1555474 |
Richardson is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, West Virginia, United States.
History
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The community was founded Charles H. Richardson in 1866. Richardson was the village's postmaster for a time. He served in the West Virginia House of Delegates in 1885. The village boomed c.1900, an event linked to oil and gas discovery. The community had a water mill on the West Fork of the Little Kanawha, as well as a church, general stores, a hotel, a barbershop, a shoemaker, a blacksmith shop, a doctor's office, drug store, a lumber dealer, and numerous livestock producers. After the oil and gas boom came to the area in the early 1900s, drilling was followed by the construction of a large gas compressor station with company houses, and featured 20th century rejuvenation of the village.
References
| Municipalities and communities of Calhoun County, West Virginia, United States | ||
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| County seat: Grantsville | ||
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