Richwoods, Missouri

Richwoods, Missouri
Unincorporated community
Location of Richwoods, Missouri
Location of Richwoods, Missouri
Coordinates: 38°09′37″N 90°49′41″W / 38.16028°N 90.82806°W / 38.16028; -90.82806
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyWashington
Settled1830
Elevation
[1]
810 ft (250 m)
ZIP code
63071
Area code573
GNIS feature ID725284[1]

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.

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. ^ a b 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[permanent dead link‍]
  8. ^ "St. Stephen Church Richwoods". Archived from the original on July 28, 2011. Retrieved May 10, 2010.