The Name "Richmond"
It is not completely known exactly where or when Richmond received its known name, but there are a few theories.
Charles C. Rich was an Apostle for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Some believe it was named after his owner for his aid in establishing small towns and settlements in Northern Utah.1
Soil is a key ingredient in making sure that crops are big, strong, and healthy so that settlers may survive. Having Rich soil is a must.2
Some believe that Richmond was named after Richmond, Virginia due to some settlers who were homesick. This is a weak theory due to the fact that there are no records of the early settlers living in Virginia.
One of the oldest recordings of the name of Richmond dates back to 1859. Church President Brigham Young sent Apostles Orson Hyde and Ezra T. Benson to help organize the new settlements of Cache Valley. The gentlemen wrote about their expedition, "We labored faithfully in every settlement. ...Five miles northward from Smithfield is a settlement on Cub creek, which we named Richmond."3 So it is possible that Hyde and Benson named Richmond.
Sources
Cook, Lyndon W. The Revelations of the Prophet Joseph Smith: A Historical and Biographical Commentary of the Doctrine and Covenants. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1985.
Charles Coulson Rich | Church History Biographical Database. (2023, August 25). Charles Coulson Rich | Church History Biographical Database. https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/chd/individual/charles-coulson-rich-1809
Richmond. (1994, August 25). Richmond. Utah History Encyclopedia. https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/r/RICHMOND.shtml
Pesterson, F. Ross. (1997) A History of Cache County. Utah State Historical Society, Cache County Council. Sourcing from Deseret News, Dec 3, 1859.
Others Sources:
Stum, Marlin W. (2007). Richmond: A History in Black and White. (T. Wierenga, Ed.). Richmond City.
Bair, Amos W. (1976). History of Richmond, Utah. The Richmond Bicentennial Committee.