Richville, Holt County, Missouri

Unincorporated community in Missouri, U.S.

Richville is an unincorporated community in Holt County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

History

Richville was founded in 1860, and named for the richness of their soil.[2] A variant name was Helwig.[1] A post office called Helwig was established in 1895, and remained in operation until 1905.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Richville
  2. ^ "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)
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  • v
  • t
  • e
Municipalities and communities of Holt County, Missouri, United States
County seat: Oregon
Cities
  • Craig
  • Forest City
  • Maitland
  • Mound City
  • Oregon
Map of Missouri highlighting Holt County
Villages
  • Big Lake
  • Bigelow
  • Corning
  • Fortescue
Townships
Unincorporated
communitiesGhost towns
  • Missouri portal
  • United States portal

39°59′23″N 95°02′52″W / 39.98972°N 95.04778°W / 39.98972; -95.04778


Stub icon

This Holt County, Missouri state location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e