Welcome to Richburg Heights ...

Richburg Heights is located in Forrest County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Richburg Heights: Richburg Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Richburg Heights is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Richburg Heights: (601) & (769)<4>

Communities near Richburg Heights ...

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

• Hattiesburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattiesburg
  • Hattiesburg is located in Forrest County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,806 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hattiesburg <5>
• Petal
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petal
  • Petal is located in Forrest County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petal <5>
• Purvis
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purvis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purvis
  • Purvis is located in Lamar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purvis <5>
• Sumrall
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumrall
  • Sumrall is located in Lamar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,926 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumrall <5>
• New Augusta
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Augusta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Augusta
  • New Augusta is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Augusta <5>
• Goodluck
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodluck
  • Goodluck is located in Forrest County
• McLaurin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaurin
  • McLaurin is located in Forrest County
• Lux
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lux
  • Lux is located in Covington County
• Carnes
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes
  • Carnes is located in Forrest County
• Seminary
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seminary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary
  • Seminary is located in Covington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seminary <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Richburg Heights ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Forrest County: www.co.forrest.ms.us/

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