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Welcome to Maddens Richwoods ...

Maddens Richwoods is located in Washington County<1>.

Maddens Richwoods is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Maddens Richwoods: 573 & 235<3>

Communities near Maddens Richwoods ...

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

  • Festus
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Festus is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Festus
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,114 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Festus <4>
  • Park Hills
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Bonne Terre
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • De Soto
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Desloge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Desloge is located in Saint Francois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desloge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,900 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Desloge <4>
  • Flat River
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Flat River is located in Saint Francois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat River
  • Crystal City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Herculaneum
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillsboro
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Potosi
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Potosi is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,548 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Potosi <4>

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 Maddens Richwoods. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Maddens Richwoods.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Maddens Richwoods. 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 Maddens Richwoods.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Maddens Richwoods ...

Looking for more information about Maddens Richwoods? 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 Maddens Richwoods, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Maddens Richwoods.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Maddens Richwoods - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Maddens Richwoods area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Maddens Richwoods area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.