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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 Richland (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 Richland. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

Richland is located in Holmes County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Holmes County: Attala, Carroll, Humphreys, Leflore, Madison & Yazoo.

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

  • Holmes County     (The home county of Richland)
  • Attala County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richland, with the one closest to Richland listed first.
    • Newport
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
      • Newport is located in Attala County
    • Sallis
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sallis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sallis
      • Sallis is located in Attala County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sallis <2>
    • Zemuly
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zemuly. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemuly
      • Zemuly is located in Attala County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Zemuly
      • From Richland to Zemuly
    • Possumneck
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Rocky Point
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Kosciusko
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Hesterville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Auris ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auris
      • Auris is located in Attala County
    • Langley ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
      • Langley is located in Attala County
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richland, with the one closest to Richland listed first.
    • Vaiden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vaiden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaiden
      • Vaiden is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 931 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vaiden <2>
    • Coila
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Humphreys County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richland, with the one closest to Richland listed first.
    • Lake City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lake City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
      • Lake City is located in Humphreys County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lake City
      • From Richland to Lake City
    • Silver City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
      • Silver City is located in Humphreys County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
  • Leake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richland, with the one closest to Richland listed first.
    • Saint Ann
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Redwater
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redwater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
      • Redwater is located in Leake County
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richland, with the one closest to Richland listed first.
    • Sharpsburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sharpsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
      • Sharpsburg is located in Madison County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sharpsburg
      • From Richland to Sharpsburg
    • Camden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Davis
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Davis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
      • Davis is located in Madison County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Davis
      • From Richland to Davis
    • Cobbville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cobbville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbville
      • Cobbville is located in Madison County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cobbville
      • From Richland to Cobbville
    • Sharon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Mill Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
      • Mill Town is located in Madison County
    • Maris Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maris Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maris Town
      • Maris Town is located in Madison County
    • Canton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Madisonville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Yazoo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richland, with the one closest to Richland listed first.
    • Fordyke
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fordyke. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyke
      • Fordyke is located in Yazoo County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fordyke
      • From Richland to Fordyke
    • Vaughan
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vaughan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
      • Vaughan is located in Yazoo County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Vaughan
      • From Richland to Vaughan
    • Evans
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Evans. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
      • Evans is located in Yazoo County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Evans
      • From Richland to Evans
    • Eden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
      • Eden is located in Yazoo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
    • Nod
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nod. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nod
      • Nod is located in Yazoo County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Nod
      • From Richland to Nod
    • Pearce ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearce have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce
      • Pearce is located in Yazoo County
    • Dover ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Dover is located in Yazoo County
    • Crump
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crump. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
      • Crump is located in Yazoo County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Crump
      • From Richland to Crump
    • Yazoo City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Jonestown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Anding
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Richland ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Richland.

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 Richland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Falls Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Falls Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Falls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Central Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Central Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Central Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Green Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Franklin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Franklin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Franklin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rogers Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rogers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Truly Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Truly Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Truly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rule Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rule Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rule Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (387 more) ...
    • Gages Springs Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gages Springs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gages Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Durham Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Durham Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Durham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Richland had a population of 32 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Franklin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in Holmes County
  • Goodman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
    • Goodman is located in Holmes County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodman <2>
  • Pickens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Ebenezer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ebenezer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
    • Ebenezer is located in Holmes County
  • Shrock ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shrock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrock
    • Shrock is located in Attala County
  • Fordyke
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fordyke. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyke
    • Fordyke is located in Yazoo County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Fordyke
    • From Richland to Fordyke
  • Lexington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Durant
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Zeiglerville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zeiglerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeiglerville
    • Zeiglerville is located in Holmes County
  • Vaughan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vaughan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
    • Vaughan is located in Yazoo County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Vaughan
    • From Richland to Vaughan
  • Cameron
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
    • Cameron is located in Madison County
  • Eulogy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eulogy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulogy
    • Eulogy is located in Holmes County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Oaks
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
      • Oaks is located in Madison County
    • Evans
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Evans. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
      • Evans is located in Yazoo County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Evans
      • From Richland to Evans
    • Deasonville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deasonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deasonville
      • Deasonville is located in Yazoo County

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

Newspapers Published in Richland ...

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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Richland.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Richland, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Richland.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Richland:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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 Richland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Richland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Richland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9742, Longitude: -89.9863    









 

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