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Welcome to Richardson ...

Richardson is located in Pearl River County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Richardson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.

Richardson is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Richardson: 601 & 769<3>

Communities Also Named Richardson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Mississippi communities named Richardson: This one is located in Pearl River County and the other is located in Hancock County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 31 communities that are also named Richardson - they are located in Alabama (2), Alaska, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ontario (2), Oregon, Saskatchewan, Tennessee (2), Texas, Utah, Virginia (3), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Richardson ...

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

  • Bogalusa
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Bogalusa is located in Washington Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogalusa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,412 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bogalusa <4>
  • Pearl River
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Pearl River is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,618 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl River <4>
  • Sun
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <4>
  • Nicholson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Nicholson is located in Pearl River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
  • Hickory
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hickory is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
  • Talisheek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Bush
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Gainesville ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Gainesville is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
  • Necaise
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Necaise is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necaise
  • Napoleon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Napoleon is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Richardson ...

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

Adding Richardson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Richardson 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 (so far) for Richardson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Richardson post office opened in 1887. The Richardson post office closed in 1922.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Richardson.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Pearl River, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Richardson - 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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Richardson area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Richardson 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.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/