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 Richville (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 Richville. 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.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Richville is located in Holt County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Holt County: Doniphan (KS), Andrew, Atchison, Nodaway, Nemaha (NE) & Richardson (NE).
Below are the counties that are near Richville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Richville:
- Holt County (The home county of Richville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Richville, with the one closest to Richville listed first.
- New Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Point is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Point
- Oregon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Forbes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Forbes is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
- Forest City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Maitland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Maitland is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Mound City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fortescue
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fortescue is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortescue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Bigelow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bigelow is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Big Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Big Lake is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Craig
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Corning
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Corning is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- Andrew County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richville, with the one closest to Richville listed first.
- Fillmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fillmore is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Nodaway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nodaway is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodaway
- Amazonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Amazonia is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amazonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- Savannah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rosendale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wyeth ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wyeth is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeth
- Bolckow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bolckow is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolckow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Rea
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rea is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Country Club
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Country Club is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
- Avenue City ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Avenue City is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenue City
- Rochester ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rochester is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Helena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Helena is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Cosby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cosby is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Atchison County
- Fairfax
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buchanan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richville, with the one closest to Richville listed first.
- Saint Joseph
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Saxton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Saxton is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
- Matney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Rushville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- De Kalb
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- De Kalb is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Agency
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Easton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Easton is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Willow Brook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Brook is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
- Faucett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richville, with the one closest to Richville listed first.
- Union Star
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Union Star is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Clarksdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksdale is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Winslow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Winslow is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
- Gentry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richville, with the one closest to Richville listed first.
- King City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Island City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Island City is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Nodaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richville, with the one closest to Richville listed first.
- Graham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Graham is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Barnard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Skidmore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Guilford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Guilford is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Arkoe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Arkoe is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Conception
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maryville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Quitman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Quitman is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
- Estimated population in 2017: 42 people
- Conception Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Conception Junction is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conception Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
- Clyde
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clyde is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Atchison County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Richville, with the one closest to Richville listed first.
- Goodintent ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Goodintent is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodintent
- Atchison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Huron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Huron is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Brown County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Richville, with the one closest to Richville listed first.
- Robinson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Robinson is located in Brown County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Hiawatha
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Padonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Padonia is located in Brown County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padonia
- Reserve
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Reserve is located in Brown County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reserve
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Everest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Willis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Willis is located in Brown County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Doniphan County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Richville, with the one closest to Richville listed first.
- Iowa Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Iowa Point is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Point
- Sparks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sparks is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
- Fanning
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fanning is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanning
- White Cloud
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- White Cloud is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cloud
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Blair
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Blair is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Troy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Troy is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
- Highland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wathena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Moray
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Moray is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moray
- Bendena
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bendena is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendena
- Brenner
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Brenner is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenner
- Palermo
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Palermo is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Elwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Elwood is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,176 people
- Richardson County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Richville, with the one closest to Richville listed first.
- Rulo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rulo is located in Richardson County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rulo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rulo <1>
- Arago ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Arago is located in Richardson County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arago
- Preston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Preston is located in Richardson County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
- Falls City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Richville, see our County-by-County Page for Richville.
Cemeteries Near Richville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Richville.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Richville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Richville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Richville, with the one closest to Richville listed first.
- Brodback Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Nodaway Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Highland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- McGuire Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Nichols Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fillmore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- The Maple Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oregon Cemetery
- Forbes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cowan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Clizer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Forest City Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (204 more) ...
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gillispie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hackberry Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Richville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Richville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Richville, with the one closest to Richville listed first.
- New Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Point is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Point
- Fillmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fillmore is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Oregon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Curzon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Curzon is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curzon
- Forbes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Forbes is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
- Nodaway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nodaway is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodaway
- Forest City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Iowa Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Iowa Point is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Point
- Amazonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Amazonia is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amazonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- Sparks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sparks is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
- Savannah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Napier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Napier is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fanning
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fanning is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanning
- Rosendale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- White Cloud
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- White Cloud is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cloud
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Richville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Richville.
Newspapers Published in Richville ...
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 98 newspapers that have been published in the area around Richville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Richville, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Richville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Richville:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Holt County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Andrew County
- Atchison County
- Buchanan County
- DeKalb County
- Gentry County
- Nodaway County
- Atchison County
- Brown County
- Doniphan County
- Richardson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Richville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Richville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |