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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 Richton (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 Richton. 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 hospitals 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.

Richton is located in Madison 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 Madison County: Attala, Hinds, Holmes, Leake, Rankin, Scott & Yazoo.

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

  • Madison County     (The home county of Richton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richton, with the one closest to Richton listed first.
    • Mannsdale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mannsdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsdale
      • Mannsdale is located in Madison County
    • Canton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Mill Town
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
      • Mill Town is located in Madison County
    • Maris Town
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maris Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maris Town
      • Maris Town is located in Madison County
    • Madison
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Flora
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
      • Flora is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flora <2>
    • Kearney Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney Park
      • Kearney Park is located in Madison County
    • Madisonville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
      • Madisonville is located in Madison County
    • Cobbville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbville
      • Cobbville is located in Madison County
    • Davis
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
      • Davis is located in Madison County
    • Ridgeland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Sharon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
      • Sharon is located in Madison County
    • Adelle
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelle
      • Adelle is located in Madison County
  • Hinds County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richton, with the one closest to Richton listed first.
    • North Town Plaza
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Town Plaza have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Town Plaza
      • North Town Plaza is located in Hinds County
    • Jackson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Brownsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brownsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
      • Brownsville is located in Hinds County
    • Clinton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Clinton is located in Hinds County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,873 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <2>
    • Choctaw Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choctaw Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Village
      • Choctaw Village is located in Hinds County
    • Bolton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
      • Bolton is located in Hinds County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
    • Raymond
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
      • Raymond is located in Hinds County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,082 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymond <2>
    • Byram
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Holmes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richton, with the one closest to Richton listed first.
    • Pickens
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Richland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
      • Richland is located in Holmes County
    • Coxburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coxburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
      • Coxburg is located in Holmes County
    • Goodman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
  • Humphreys County
    • Lake City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
      • Lake City is located in Humphreys County
  • Rankin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richton, with the one closest to Richton listed first.
    • Fannin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fannin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannin
      • Fannin is located in Rankin County
    • Sand Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
      • Sand Hill is located in Rankin County
    • Flowood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowood
      • Flowood is located in Rankin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,556 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flowood <2>
    • Pearl
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
      • Pearl is located in Rankin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,560 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl <2>
    • Pearson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pearson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
      • Pearson is located in Rankin County
    • Brandon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
      • Greenfield is located in Rankin County
    • Richland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Pelahatchie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Florence
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
      • Florence is located in Rankin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,531 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <2>
  • Scott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richton, with the one closest to Richton listed first.
    • Ludlow
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
      • Ludlow is located in Scott County
    • Branch
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
      • Branch is located in Scott County
    • Beach
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beach. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
      • Beach is located in Scott County
  • Warren County
    • Russellville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Russellville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
      • Russellville is located in Warren County
  • Yazoo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richton, with the one closest to Richton listed first.
    • Nod
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nod
      • Nod is located in Yazoo County
    • Bentonia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bentonia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonia
      • Bentonia is located in Yazoo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bentonia <2>
    • Vaughan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
      • Vaughan is located in Yazoo County
    • Anding
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anding
      • Anding is located in Yazoo County
    • Evans
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
      • Evans is located in Yazoo County
    • Oil City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
      • Oil City is located in Yazoo County
    • Fordyke
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyke
      • Fordyke is located in Yazoo County
    • Satartia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Satartia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satartia
      • Satartia is located in Yazoo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
    • Jonestown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
      • Jonestown is located in Yazoo County
    • Pearce ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearce have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce
      • Pearce is located in Yazoo County
    • Yazoo City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yazoo City
      • Yazoo City is located in Yazoo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
      • Former names for Yazoo City:
      • Hannan's Bluff
      • Manchester
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yazoo City <2>
    • Eden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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

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

Cemeteries Near Richton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Richton.

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

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

  • Travis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Travis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Travis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Hope Baptist Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Baptist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Joseph Catholic Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Catholic Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Catholic Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Priestley Chapel MB Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Anderson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ross Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ross Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Elam Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sutherland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sutherland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sutherland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Teeter Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Teeter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Teeter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Anderson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mt. Center MB Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Center MB Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Center MB Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Montgomery Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Montgomery Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Montgomery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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.<5>

While we didn't find Richton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Richton.

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

  • Livingston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
    • Livingston is located in Madison County
  • Mannsdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mannsdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsdale
    • Mannsdale is located in Madison County
  • Anderson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anderson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
    • Anderson is located in Madison County
  • Canton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Flora
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
    • Flora is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flora <2>
  • Cobbville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • 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.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbville
    • Cobbville is located in Madison County
  • Davis
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • 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.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
    • Davis is located in Madison County
  • Green Crossing
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Crossing
    • Green Crossing is located in Hinds County
  • Myrleville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Myrleville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrleville
    • Myrleville is located in Yazoo County
  • Tougaloo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tougaloo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tougaloo
    • Tougaloo is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tougaloo <2>
  • Cynthia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cynthia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthia
    • Cynthia is located in Hinds County
  • Sharon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
    • Sharon is located in Madison County
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    • Bentonia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bentonia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonia
      • Bentonia is located in Yazoo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bentonia <2>
    • Shoccoe
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoccoe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoccoe
      • Shoccoe is located in Madison County
    • Fannin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fannin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannin
      • Fannin is located in Rankin County

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

Newspapers Published in Richton ...

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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Richton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Richton, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Richton.

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 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 Richton:

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

The official website for Madison County: www.madison-co.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>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 Richton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Richton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Richton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5790, Longitude: -90.1495       In this case, the coordinates for Richton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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