Welcome to Richville ...

Richville is located in Holt County<1>.

The location of Richville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Richville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1856.

Richville is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Richville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Richville is within the (660) area code.

Communities Also Named Richville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named Richville: This one is located in Holt County and the other is located in Douglas County.

Beyond Missouri, there are 14 communities that are also named Richville - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Tennessee, Utah and Vermont (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Richville.

Communities near Richville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Richville.

• Saint Joseph
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
  • Saint Joseph is located in Buchanan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,074 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <4>
• Savannah
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
  • Savannah is located in Andrew County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savannah <4>
• Country Club
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Club have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club
  • Country Club is located in Andrew County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
• Wathena
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wathena
  • Wathena is located in Doniphan County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wathena <4>
• Elwood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
  • Elwood is located in Doniphan County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,176 people
• Mound City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
  • Mound City is located in Holt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 997 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound City <4>
• Highland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Highland is located in Doniphan County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 986 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland <4>
• Troy
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Doniphan County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
• Oregon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oregon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
  • Oregon is located in Holt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 735 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oregon <4>
• Amazonia
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amazonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amazonia
  • Amazonia is located in Andrew County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Richville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Richville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Richville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Richville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Richville. See our Newspapers Page for Richville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Richville ...

Looking for more information about Richville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Richville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Richville.

Adding Richville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Richville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Richville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Richville post office opened in 1856.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Richville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Richville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/