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Richland, Holmes County, Mississippi

Unincorporated community in Mississippi, United States

Field	Value
name	Richland, Mississippi
image_skyline	The Little Red Schoolhouse.jpg
image_caption	Main façade of the Eureka Masonic College
settlement_type	Unincorporated community
pushpin_map	Mississippi
pushpin_relief	yes
pushpin_label	Richland
pushpin_map_caption	Location within Mississippi
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name	United States
subdivision_name1	Mississippi
subdivision_name2	Holmes
established_title	Founded
established_date
unit_pref	Imperial
timezone	Central (CST)
utc_offset	-6
timezone_DST	CDT
utc_offset_DST	-5
elevation_ft	325
postal_code_type	ZIP code(s)
postal_code	39079
area_code_type	Area code(s)
area_code	662
blank_name	GNIS feature ID
blank_info
blank1_name	Highways
blank1_info
blank2_name	Major airport
blank2_info	Jackson Airport (JAN)

Note

the unincorporated community in Holmes County

Richland is an unincorporated community in Holmes County, Mississippi, located approximately 4 mi northwest of Goodman and approximately 7 mi north of Pickens.

History

Richland was founded on February 9, 1842. By 1900, the hamlet was home to a church and academy. The Richland Male and Female Academy was opened prior to 1839 and was superseded by the Eureka Masonic College in 1848. The academy could accommodate 130 pupils.

Eureka Masonic College

Historic Eureka Masonic College, birthplace of the Order of the Eastern Star (OES), is located along Highway 17 in Richland. The historic schoolhouse has also housed Masons and Company C, 15th Mississippi Infantry, of the Confederate States Army, during the American Civil War.

1st Mississippi Cavalry

The 1st Mississippi Cavalry, of the Confederate States Army, was presented with its regimental colors on September 12, 1863, a gift of the ladies of Richland.

. . . The ladies at Richland, a little village near where we are camped, sent us a very nice battle flag yesterday. It is the first flag we have ever had. It is a blue flag with a red cross extending clear across the flag from the four corners, with white stars in the cross, and a yellow border all round it. It makes a very pretty appearance. . . .

Notable people

Blues musician Elmore James was born in Richland on January 27, 1918.

References

. "Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971. NARA Microfilm Publication, M841, 145 rolls. Records of the Post Office Department, Record Group Number 28". *[[National Archives and Records Administration*.
Rowland, Dunbar. (1907). "Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form". Southern Historical Publishing Association.
(1891). "Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Mississippi: Embracing an Authentic and Comprehensive Account of the Chief Events in the History of the State and a Record of the Lives of Many of the Most Worthy and Illustrious Families and Individuals". Goodspeed.
Mississippi Historical Marker Program. (1951). "O. E. S. Birthplace". Mississippi Historical Commission.
Montgomery, Frank A.. (1901). "Reminiscences of a Mississippian in Peace and War". The Robert Clarke Company Press.

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