Richland dates to 1974, and 1 of its places is on the National Register
More historic than 14% of U.S. towns · #80 of 100 in Mississippi. What drives it
Its Register listing is the Misterfeldt Home Place. Most of Richland was built recently: 1% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1993. Below: maps from 1906 on and the census since 1980.
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Richland is more historic than 14% of U.S. towns, #80 of 100 in Mississippi. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its age pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Richland’s overall grade.
Mississippi towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Mississippi town has 71.9 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Richland’s 4.1 sits near the middle of its state (46% of Mississippi towns have fewer) while its 3 historic buildings outnumber those of 65% of U.S. towns.
NoteThe founding year comes from Wikidata alone; no second source gives 1974.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D− to C. The pre-1940 share (±1.5 points) is firm at this size.
Founding year: Wikidata (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Richland’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds
Another post office, Plain, opened and closed inside today’s town.
Hamlets and corners on the map
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1cemetery inside Richland
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US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
On the map
Richland on the map, 1906 to 1980
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Richland. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1906Florence sheet · 1:62,500
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Richland.
The story so far
Richland, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Richland yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Richland is a city in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 7,137 at the 2020 census. A suburb of Jackson, Richland is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is located southeast of the state capital.
Richland was established in 1974. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 6,912 to 7,137 (+3%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
Richland, 1895 to 1974
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
In 1974, according to Wikidata. Richland’s post office opened in 1895, and the census of 1980 counted 3,955 people here.
How does Richland rank for history?
Richland is more historic than 14% of U.S. towns, #80 of 100 in Mississippi. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
What is on the National Register in Richland?
One place: the Misterfeldt Home Place (listed 1986).
How old are the homes in Richland?
1% of Richland’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±1.5 points), against a typical 4.5% for a Mississippi town; the median home was built in 1993.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From the National Register of Historic Places (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
