Richwoods, Missouri

Richwoods, Missouri
Unincorporated community
Location of Richwoods, Missouri
Coordinates: 38°09′37″N90°49′41″W / 38.16028°N 90.82806°W / 38.16028; -90.82806
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Washington
Settled	1830
Elevation [1]	810 ft (250 m)
ZIP code	63071
Area code	573
GNIS feature ID	725284 [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]

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.

External links

• Richwoods R-7 School District Archived August 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
• Richwoods Fire Protection District
• Bear Cove Enterprises
• St. Stephen Catholic Church