Welcome to Richwoods ...

Richwoods is located in Lawrence County<1>.

The location of Richwoods has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Richwoods, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Richwoods is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Richwoods lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Richwoods: (870)

Communities Also Named Richwoods ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Arkansas communities named Richwoods: This one is located in Lawrence County and the other is located in Clark County.

Beyond Arkansas, there are 4 communities that are also named Richwoods - they are located in Illinois, Missouri and Tennessee.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Richwoods.

Communities near Richwoods ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Richwoods.

• Pocahontas
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
  • Pocahontas is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,371 people
  • Former names for Pocahontas:
  • Bettis Bluff
  • Betts Bluff
  • Pokakhontas
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocahontas <4>
• Walnut Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge
  • Walnut Ridge is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Ridge <4>
• Hoxie
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie
  • Hoxie is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,579 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoxie <4>
• Imboden
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Imboden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imboden
  • Imboden is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imboden <4>
• Black Rock
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
  • Black Rock is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black Rock <4>
• College City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College City
  • College City is located in Lawrence County
  • Estimated population in 2016: 506 people
• Ravenden
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenden
  • Ravenden is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenden <4>
• Portia
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portia
  • Portia is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portia <4>
• Biggers
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggers
  • Biggers is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
• Lynn
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
  • Lynn is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynn <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Richwoods. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Richwoods.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Richwoods. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Richwoods.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Richwoods. See our Newspapers Page for Richwoods.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Richwoods ...

Looking for more information about Richwoods? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Richwoods, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Richwoods.

Adding Richwoods to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Richwoods in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Richwoods was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Richwoods post office opened in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Richwoods.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Richwoods. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/