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Welcome to Richland ...

So far, we found very little information about Richland. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Richland to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Richland, please Contact Us.


Richland would have been located within present day Giles County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Richland, you might consider that their post office opened in 1832.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Richland is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Richland was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Richland was located: 931

Communities Also Named Richland ...

While we believe that this Richland is located in Giles County, we know of another 3 Tennessee communities named Richland. Those communities are located in the following counties: Davidson, Grainger and Knox County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 54 communities that are also named Richland - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (4), Kentucky, Louisiana (4), Michigan, Minnesota (2), Mississippi (3), Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (5), Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina (3), South Dakota, Texas (2), Utah and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Richland.

Communities near Richland ...

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

  • Lewisburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Powell Chapel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Powell Chapel is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Chapel
  • Pulaski
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • New Prospect
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • New Prospect is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
    • Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
  • Southport
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Southport is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
  • Wales
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Wales is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
  • Olivet
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Olivet is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,350 people
  • Cornersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Gordon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Gordon is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,192 people
  • Scotts Mill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Scotts Mill is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Mill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 983 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 Richland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Richland.

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

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

Adding Richland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Richland in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Richland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Richland post office opened in 1832. The Richland post office closed in 1854.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Richland.

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Giles, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Richland - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/