Richmond Dale, OH

Richmond Dale is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in central Jefferson Township, Ross County, Ohio. The 2020 census counted 386 residents. Richmond Dale is located along U.S. Route 35 southeast of the county seat of Chillicothe. Richmond Dale was laid out in 1811. Richmond Dale has a public library, a branch of the Chillicothe & Ross County Public Library. The through line in Richmond Dale is the way its history and present-day settings remain visible on the same map. Richmond Dale makes the most sense through those concrete details, with its history still visible in the settings people use today. The community derives its name from Richmond, Virginia, the native home of a first settler.