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Welcome to Richardsons ...

Richardsons is located in Tipton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Richardsons, you might consider that their post office opened in 1896.

Richardsons is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Richardsons, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Richardsons: 731

Communities near Richardsons ...

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

  • Spring Lake
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Spring Lake is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
    • Estimated population in 2014: 34,269 people
  • Millington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Clopton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Clopton is located in Tipton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
    • Estimated population in 2014: 9,889 people
  • Atoka
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Covington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Osceola
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Osceola is located in Mississippi County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,576 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola <3>
  • Munford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Carmel
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Mount Carmel is located in Tipton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
    • Estimated population in 2014: 5,453 people
  • Brighton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Daniels Point Landing
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Daniels Point Landing is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Point Landing
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,874 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Richardsons ...

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

Adding Richardsons to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Richardsons 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 Richardsons was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Richardsons post office opened in 1896. The Richardsons post office closed in 1934.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Richardsons.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Tipton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Richardsons - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/