Our Genealogy Helper

Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

• That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
• We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
• On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Richards (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Richards. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Richards ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

While the name of this town is Richards, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Richards may originally have been Richard's.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Richards is located in Vernon County.

To see how the shape of Missouri's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Vernon County: Bourbon (KS), Crawford (KS), Linn (KS), Barton, Bates, Cedar & Saint Clair.

Below are the counties that are near Richards. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Richards:

• Vernon County     (The home county of Richards)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Richards, with the one closest to Richards listed first.
  • Stotesbury
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stotesbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotesbury
    • Stotesbury is located in Vernon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
  • Deerfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
    • Deerfield is located in Vernon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
  • Metz
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
    • Metz is located in Vernon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
  • Horton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
    • Horton is located in Vernon County
  • Moundville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moundville
    • Moundville is located in Vernon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moundville <3>
  • Nevada
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
    • Nevada is located in Vernon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,196 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nevada <3>
  • Bronaugh
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronaugh
    • Bronaugh is located in Vernon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
  • Walker
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
    • Walker is located in Vernon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
  • Milo
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
    • Milo is located in Vernon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
  • Harwood
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
    • Harwood is located in Vernon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
  • Sheldon
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
    • Sheldon is located in Vernon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheldon <3>
  • Bellamy
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellamy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
    • Bellamy is located in Vernon County
• Barton County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Richards, with the one closest to Richards listed first.
  • Burgess
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burgess have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
    • Burgess is located in Barton County
    • Estimated population in 2017: 54 people
  • Liberal
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
    • Liberal is located in Barton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
  • Irwin
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
    • Irwin is located in Barton County
  • Mindenmines
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mindenmines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindenmines
    • Mindenmines is located in Barton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mindenmines <3>
• Bates County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Richards, with the one closest to Richards listed first.
  • Hume
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hume have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
    • Hume is located in Bates County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
  • New Home
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Home have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home
    • New Home is located in Bates County
  • Rich Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill
    • Rich Hill is located in Bates County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,322 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rich Hill <3>
  • Foster
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
    • Foster is located in Bates County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
  • Worland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worland
    • Worland is located in Bates County
  • Amoret
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoret
    • Amoret is located in Bates County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
  • Prairie City
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
    • Prairie City is located in Bates County
  • Butler
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
    • Butler is located in Bates County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,001 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <3>
  • Rockville
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
    • Rockville is located in Bates County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
  • Amsterdam
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amsterdam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
    • Amsterdam is located in Bates County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amsterdam <3>
  • Passaic
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Passaic have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
    • Passaic is located in Bates County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
• Cedar County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Richards, with the one closest to Richards listed first.
  • Virgil City
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virgil City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil City
    • Virgil City is located in Cedar County
  • El Dorado Springs
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Dorado Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Dorado Springs
    • El Dorado Springs is located in Cedar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,601 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Dorado Springs <3>
• Bourbon County (KS)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Richards, with the one closest to Richards listed first.
  • Hammond
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
    • Hammond is located in Bourbon County (KS)
  • Barnesville ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
    • Barnesville is located in Bourbon County (KS)
  • Bell Town ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bell Town. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
    • Bell Town is located in Bourbon County (KS)
  • Fort Scott
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Scott
    • Fort Scott is located in Bourbon County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,648 people
    • Fort Scott has also been known as:
    • Fort Scott City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Scott <3>
  • Fulton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Fulton is located in Bourbon County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <3>
  • Garland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
    • Garland is located in Bourbon County (KS)
  • Godfrey
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Godfrey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godfrey
    • Godfrey is located in Bourbon County (KS)
  • Devon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devon
    • Devon is located in Bourbon County (KS)
  • Ronald
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ronald have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronald
    • Ronald is located in Bourbon County (KS)
  • Marmaton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marmaton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmaton
    • Marmaton is located in Bourbon County (KS)
  • Berlin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
    • Berlin is located in Bourbon County (KS)
  • Redfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
    • Redfield is located in Bourbon County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
• Crawford County (KS)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Richards, with the one closest to Richards listed first.
  • Arcadia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
    • Arcadia is located in Crawford County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
  • Cato
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cato have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
    • Cato is located in Crawford County (KS)
  • Dry Wood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Wood
    • Dry Wood is located in Crawford County (KS)
  • Coalvale
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalvale
    • Coalvale is located in Crawford County (KS)
  • Gross
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gross have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross
    • Gross is located in Crawford County (KS)
  • Englevale
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Englevale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englevale
    • Englevale is located in Crawford County (KS)
  • Mulberry
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mulberry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
    • Mulberry is located in Crawford County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mulberry <3>
  • Farlington
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farlington
    • Farlington is located in Crawford County (KS)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farlington <3>
  • Arma
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arma
    • Arma is located in Crawford County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,412 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arma <3>
  • Breezy Hill ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Breezy Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Hill
    • Breezy Hill is located in Crawford County (KS)
  • Curranville
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curranville
    • Curranville is located in Crawford County (KS)
  • Fox Town
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Town
    • Fox Town is located in Crawford County (KS)
• Linn County (KS)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Richards, with the one closest to Richards listed first.
  • Prescott
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
    • Prescott is located in Linn County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
  • Pleasanton
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasanton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
    • Pleasanton is located in Linn County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,158 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasanton <3>
  • Mound City
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
    • Mound City is located in Linn County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound City <3>
  • Critzer
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Critzer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Critzer
    • Critzer is located in Linn County (KS)
  • Boicourt
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boicourt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boicourt
    • Boicourt is located in Linn County (KS)
  • Blue Mound
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mound
    • Blue Mound is located in Linn County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Mound <3>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Richards, see our County-by-County Page for Richards.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Richards ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 218 newspapers that have been published in the area around Richards.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

• A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Richards. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Richards and those printed in the larger area surrounding Richards.
• An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5> of Richards.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Richards:

• Websites specific to Missouri
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the //www.sos.mo.gov/archives/

• Pages specific to Vernon County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Barton County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Bates County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Cedar County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Bourbon County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Crawford County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Linn County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Missouri
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Missouri
  • Cemeteries of Vernon County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Missouri
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Missouri

Cemeteries Near Richards ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Richards.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Richards covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Richards, with the one closest to Richards listed first.

• Richland Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richland Cemetery
• White Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
• Turley Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turley Cemetery
• Coleman Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coleman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coleman Cemetery
• Kaufman Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kaufman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kaufman Cemetery
• Cox Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cox Cemetery
• East Liberty Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Liberty Cemetery
• Miller Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
• Union Center Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Center Cemetery
• Deerfield Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deerfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deerfield Cemetery
• Rinehart Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rinehart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rinehart Cemetery
• Lath Branch Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lath Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lath Branch Cemetery
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  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
  • Temple Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Temple Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Temple Cemetery
  • Rhea Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rhea Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rhea Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Richards had a population of 100 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Richards had a population of 94 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Richards, with the one closest to Richards listed first.

• Rinehart
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rinehart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinehart
  • Rinehart is located in Vernon County
• Eve
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eve have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eve
  • Eve is located in Vernon County
• Deerfield
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
  • Deerfield is located in Vernon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
• Temple ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temple have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
  • Temple is located in Vernon County
• Wolfe ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolfe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfe
  • Wolfe is located in Vernon County
• Hammond
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
  • Hammond is located in Bourbon County (KS)
• Ellis
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
  • Ellis is located in Vernon County
• Metz
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
  • Metz is located in Vernon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
• Fort Scott
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Scott
  • Fort Scott is located in Bourbon County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,648 people
  • Fort Scott has also been known as:
  • Fort Scott City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Scott <3>
• Barnesville ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
  • Barnesville is located in Bourbon County (KS)
• Moundville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moundville
  • Moundville is located in Vernon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moundville <3>
• Nevada
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
  • Nevada is located in Vernon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nevada <3>
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  • Horton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
    • Horton is located in Vernon County
  • Fulton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Fulton is located in Bourbon County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <3>
  • Garland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
    • Garland is located in Bourbon County (KS)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Richards. See our List of 1890's Communities around Richards.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Vernon County: www.vernoncountymo.org/

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