Richland, Mississippi | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Main façade of the Eureka Masonic College
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Location within the state of Mississippi | |
Coordinates: 32°58′27.5″N 89°59′11.3″W / 32.974306°N 89.986472°WCoordinates: 32°58′27.5″N 89°59′11.3″W / 32.974306°N 89.986472°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Mississippi |
County | Holmes |
Elevation | 325 ft (99 m) |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
ZIP code(s) | 39079 |
Area code(s) | 662 |
GNIS feature ID | 676637 |
Major airport | JAN |
Richland is an unincorporated community in Holmes County, Mississippi, located approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) northwest of Goodman and approximately 7 miles (11 km) north of Pickens.
Historic Eureka Masonic College, birthplace of the Order of the Eastern Star, is located along State Highway 17, in the unincorporated community of Richland. The historic schoolhouse has also housed Masons and Company C, 15th Mississippi Infantry, of the Confederate States Army, during the American Civil War.