Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Richardson in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Richardson. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Richardson listed first.
- Franklinton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bailey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bailey is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Mount Hermon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sunny Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
- Zona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Zona is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Smithburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Smithburg is located in Pike County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
- Popeville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Popeville is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popeville
- Tangipahoa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Arcola
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Arcola is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Roseland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Osyka
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Kentwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Amite City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lees Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Chatawa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chatawa is located in Pike County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatawa
- Independence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sun
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <2>
- Tickfaw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Holmesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Holmesville is located in Pike County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
- Magnolia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fernwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fernwood is located in Pike County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood
- Covington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Chinquapin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Chinquapin is located in Pearl River County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin
- Greensburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hammond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gillsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gillsburg is located in Amite County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillsburg
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Richardson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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