Welcome to Richardson ...

Richardson is located in Pearl River County<1>.

The location of Richardson has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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.<3>.

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

Area codes for Richardson: (601) and (769)<4>

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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bogalusa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogalusa
  • Bogalusa is located in Washington Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,412 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bogalusa <5>
• Pearl River
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
  • Pearl River is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl River <5>
• Sun
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
  • Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <5>
• Nicholson
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
  • Nicholson is located in Pearl River County
• Hickory
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
  • Hickory is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
• Talisheek
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talisheek
  • Talisheek is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talisheek <5>
• Bush
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
  • Bush is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bush <5>
• Gainesville ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
  • Gainesville is located in Hancock County
• Necaise
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necaise
  • Necaise is located in Hancock County
• Napoleon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Napoleon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
  • Napoleon is located in Hancock County

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 for Richardson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

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

We also found Richardson on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Richardson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Pearl River County: www.pearlrivercounty.net/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/