Richville, Holt County, Missouri

Richville
Extinct hamlet
Richville School in Nodaway Township
Richville School in Nodaway Township
Richville is located in Missouri
Richville
Richville
Location within the state of Missouri
Coordinates: 39°59′23″N 95°02′52″W / 39.98972°N 95.04778°W / 39.98972; -95.04778 (Richville, Missouri)
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyHolt
TownshipNodaway
Founded1860
Elevation
1,034 ft (315 m)

Richville is an extinct community in southeastern Holt County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. Richville was located about 5 miles east of county seat Oregon and 5 miles southwest of Fillmore in Andrew County.

History

Richville was founded in 1860 and named for the richness of its soil. There are two variant names, Helwig and Richeville. The original platting of Richville was nine blocks. A post office called Helwig was established in 1895, and remained in operation until 1905; afterward the mail went through nearby Oregon. The hamlet dissipated by the not long after the beginning of the 20th century.

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Richville
  2. ↑ "TopoView". USGS. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Holt County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ↑ "Holt County, Missouri Political Entities". Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Place Names. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Standard atlas of Holt County, Missouri, 1898". Chicago, Ill: Geo. A. Ogle & Co. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Post Route Map of the State of Missouri". David Rumsey Map Collection. United States Post Office Department 1909. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  8. ↑ "History of Holt County, Missouri". St. Joseph, Mo., Midland Printing Co., 1917. Retrieved December 15, 2024.