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About Richton, MS

Richton is a small crossroads town in southeastern Mississippi where US Highway 11 and Mississippi Highway 42 intersect. Most visitors pass through on Highway 11 while traveling between Hattiesburg (25 miles north) and the Gulf Coast, or use Highway 42 for local east-west travel. The town sits in dense pine forest country and retains its character as a former railroad timber shipping point, with the old Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad depot still standing downtown.

Where is Richton, MS on the map?

Richton, MS is in United States, at 31.349, -88.941 - about 22 km north of Beaumont, MS.

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Beaumont, MS14 mi 25 minNew Augusta, MS16 mi 30 minPetal, MS19 mi 30 minMcLain, MS21 mi 35 minHattiesburg, MS25 mi 45 minEllisville, MS27 mi 45 minLaurel, MS30 mi 45 minState Line, MS32 mi 45 minLeakesville, MS32 mi 55 minSandersville, MS37 mi 55 minSoso, MS40 mi 1 hSumrall, MS41 mi 1 hWaynesboro, MS41 mi 1 h 10 minLucedale, MS42 mi 1 hPurvis, MS43 mi 1 h

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The closest airport to Richton, MS is Hattiesburg Laurel Regional Airport, 50 km (about 44 min by car).

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