Kansas City Region
Richmond is the county seat and courthouse square
Richmond is where Ray County's courthouse and core county offices sit, so most property, tax, and records business routes through it.
Richmond is the seat of Ray County, and its courthouse square is the practical center of county government. The assessor, collector, recorder of deeds, and county commission are the offices residents deal with for property records, tax bills, deeds, and local decisions, and they are based at the seat. For newcomers, that means most in-person county business, from recording a deed to paying a personal-property bill in person, points to Richmond rather than to a regional Kansas City office. The county portal is the place to confirm office locations, hours, and which services are available online versus in person. Confirm the courthouse address and office list against the official county site before relying on secondhand directories.
References
Where this fits: this note belongs to Ray County. See every local note for the county on its page.