Richville, Holt County, Missouri
Richville is an extinct community in southeastern Holt County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]
History
[edit]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] The hamlet dissipated by the not long after the beginning of the 20th Century.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Richville
- ^ "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) - ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
- ^ "History of Holt County, Missouri". St. Joseph, Mo., Midland Printing Co., 1917. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
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