| Richland, Mississippi | |
| Pushpin Map: | Mississippi |
| Pushpin Relief: | yes |
| Pushpin Label: | Richland |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Mississippi |
| Coordinates: | 32.9743°N -89.9865°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name: |  United States |
| Subdivision Name2: | Holmes |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| 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 |
| Blank1 Name: | Highways |
| Blank2 Name: | Major airport |
| Blank2 Info: | Jackson Airport (JAN) |
Richland is an unincorporated community in Holmes County, Mississippi, located approximately 4miles northwest of Goodman and approximately 7miles north of Pickens.
Richland was founded on February 9, 1842. By 1900, the hamlet was home to a church and academy.[1] The Richland Male and Female Academy was opened prior to 1839 and was superseded by the Eureka Masonic College in 1848.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.[2]
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.[3]
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.[4]
Blues musician Elmore James was born in Richland on January 27, 1918.