Information About

Richardson

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Richardson on The Map

Location

64 ° 17' 12.998" N,
146 ° 20' 21.998" W

Region

Fairbanks North Star

Nearest City

Delta Junction

Elevation

997 ft (303.89 m)

Richardson in Detail.

About

on right bank of Tanana River, 18 mi. NW of Big Delta, Tanana Low.

History

Former village and post office established in 1906 and named for Major Wilds P. Richardson, USA, first President of the Board of the Alaska Road Commission (ARC), who "established a sled road between Valdez on the coast, and Fairbanks, the largest settlement in the interior, a distance of 370 miles." (Brooks, 1953, p . 425-26). Eventually, the Tanana River changed its course and the erosive effects forced the people to move. The post office was discontinued in 1943 (Ricks, 1965, p. 54).

Topo Maps

Big Delta B-5 (1949), Big Delta B-5 (1949), Big Delta B-5 (1949), Big Delta (1950), Big Delta (1950), Big Delta (1951), Big Delta (1951), Big Delta (1951), Big Delta (1951), Big Delta B-5 (1952), Big Delta B-5 (1952), Big Delta (1958), Big Delta (1958), Big Delta (1958), Big Delta (1958), Big Delta (1958), Big Delta (1958), Big Delta B-5 SW (2016),
Places Near Richardson
Lakes:

Shaw Pond, Summer Lake,

Locales:

Tenderfoot,

Streams:

Banner Creek, Buckeye Creek, Canyon Creek, Clear Creek, Delta Creek, Democrat Creek, Gold Run, Lenant Creek, Minton Creek, Monte Cristo Creek, Shamrock Creek, Shaw Creek, Tenderfoot Creek, Uncle Sam Creek,

Cities:

Richardson,