Richburg, NY

Richburg is a village in Allegany County, New York, United States. The 2020 census counted 401 residents. The village is partly within the boundaries of the towns of Wirt and Bolivar. The community is east of Olean. Enrolling students in grades K - 5, the Bolivar-Richburg Elementary School provides an education for all students. In Richburg, history and present-day settings sit close enough to belong to the same local picture. The map tells the story in Richburg, where earlier chapters remain visible in current streets, buildings, and gathering places.

Richburg was incorporated in 1881 and was for a time a petroleum "boom town". Frank Baum, later the author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and other stories, was manager of a theater, Baum's Opera House, in Richburg from 1881 to 1882. Little Genesee Creek, part of the Allegheny River watershed, flows through the village, which is located at the junction of New York State Route 275 and County Road 40.