Richwoods, Missouri

Richwoods is an unincorporated community in northeastern Washington County, Missouri, United States. It is located on Missouri Route A one mile east of Missouri Route 47,[2] approximately 15 miles west of De Soto and 19 miles south of St. Clair.

Richwoods, Missouri
Unincorporated community
Location of Richwoods, Missouri
Location of Richwoods, Missouri
Coordinates: 38°09′37″N 90°49′41″W
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyWashington
Settled1830
Elevation
[1]
810 ft (250 m)
ZIP code
63071
Area code573
GNIS feature ID725284[1]

History

The first settlement at Richwoods was made ca. 1830.[3] The community was named for the dense forest near the original town site.[4] A post office has been in operation at Richwoods since 1832.[5]

Antique Tractor Pull in Richwoods, Missouri 2009

Education

The Richwoods area is served by the Richwoods School District (R-7). They offer pre-school and kindergarten through eighth grade. After the completion of the eighth grade, students may choose to attend high schools in the following areas: Potosi, Grandview, Kingston, DeSoto, St. Clair, or Sullivan.[6]

Churches and cemeteries
  • The Book of Acts Church
  • Church Apostolic
  • Richwoods 1st Free Will Baptist Church
  • Cross Roads Baptist Church
  • The Way of Life Tabernacle
  • Horine Methodist church and cemetery[7]

The St. Stephen Catholic Church parish and cemetery was established in 1841.[8] St. Stephen Cemetery is located behind the church and rectory.

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Richwoods, Missouri
  2. Richwoods, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1981
  3. "Washington County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  4. Eaton, David Wolfe (1918). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 370.
  5. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  6. "Richwoods School District-Home of the Wildcats". Archived from the original on August 29, 2007. Retrieved September 30, 2007.
  7. http://www.mogenweb.org/washington/cemetery/horine.html%5B%5D
  8. "St. Stephen Church Richwoods". Archived from the original on July 28, 2011. Retrieved May 10, 2010.
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