Richville, Douglas County, Missouri

Richville is an unincorporated community in southeastern Douglas County, Missouri, United States.[1] Richville is located at the intersection of Missouri State Route 14 and State route W and a short distance west of the intersection of Route 14 and Missouri State Route 181. The site is located on a high ridge at an elevation of 1,191 ft (363 m).[1] Sauls Knob at 1,339 ft (408 m)[2] lies just to the southeast on the south side of Route 14.[3]

The old Richville store on Route W

History

A post office called Richville was established in 1870, and remained in operation until 1933.[4] The community was named after the local Rich family.[5]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Richville, Douglas County, Missouri
  2. Feature Detail Report for: Sauls Knob
  3. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 64, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  4. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  5. "Douglas County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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