Richfield is a village in Washington County, Wisconsin, and is on the edge of the Milwaukee Metropolitan Area .

It is the birthplace of Alex Kister, who is revered for helping pioneer analog horror's newfound fame.

[6] The Richfield area was originally inhabited by Native Americans, including the Menominee and Potawatomi peoples.

[7][8] While many Native people moved west of the Mississippi River to Kansas, some chose to remain, and were referred to as "strolling Potawatomi" in contemporary documents because many of them were migrants who subsisted by squatting on their ancestral lands, which were now owned by white settlers.

Several weeks later, on July 9, 1841, Jacob Snyder purchased land in the area and settled in Richfield, becoming the first white permanent resident.

By 1843, German immigrants − particularly from Hesse-Darmstadt − were building farms in the area, and the community began to form.

A group of German Catholics built the community's first church in 1845 and dedicated it to Saint Hubertus.

[7][12] The La Crosse and Milwaukee Railroad was constructed through the community in 1855,[12] and while it initially led to local economic growth, the company failed in 1861.

The company's failure left the landowners with mortgages to pay off, creating a local crisis in which some families were forced to sell their farms.

[12] The town was primarily agricultural until the 1970s when suburbanization led to increased real estate development and a decline in farming.

The high point in the village lies in Section 19 in the Cul-de-sac of Cheyenne Court at an elevation of 1,174 feet.

[17] YMCA Camp Minikani is located on the shore of Lake Amy Belle in the Hubertus area of the village.