Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Richland (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Richland. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Richland is located in Caldwell County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Caldwell County: Alexander, Burke, Catawba, Watauga & Wilkes.
Below are the counties that are near Richland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Richland:
- Caldwell County (The home county of Richland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Richland, with the one closest to Richland listed first.
- Mulberry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mulberry is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Blowing Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Patterson
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Patterson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Rufus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rufus is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rufus
- Cilley ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cilley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cilley
- Abingdon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Abingdon is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Collettsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lenoir
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lenoir is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,911 people
- Former name for Lenoir:
- Tucker's Barn
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenoir <1>
- Emanuel ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Emanuel is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel
- Mortimer ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mortimer is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortimer
- Cedar Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Rock is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Cedar Rock has also been known as:
- Cedar Rock village
- Kings Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Creek is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richland, with the one closest to Richland listed first.
- Ellendale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Little River
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Bethlehem
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Liledoun
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Liledoun is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liledoun
- Taylorsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Isenhour Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Isenhour Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenhour Park
- Millersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Millersville is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Vashti
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Vashti is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashti
- Taylorsville Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Taylorsville Beach is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville Beach
- Rocky Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rocky Springs is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Midway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Fairview Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Alleghany County
- Laurel Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ashe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richland, with the one closest to Richland listed first.
- Brownwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Brownwood is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
- Todd
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fleetwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Yates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yates is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Obids
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Obids is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obids
- Glendale Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Jefferson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Creston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Jefferson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Orion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Orion is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Ashland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ashland is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Wagoner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wagoner is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagoner
- Avery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richland, with the one closest to Richland listed first.
- Seven Devils
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Grandfather
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Grandfather is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfather
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Linville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sugar Mountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sugar Mountain is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Banner Elk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pineola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Montezuma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Montezuma is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Beech Mountain
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Crossnore
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Newland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Vale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Vale is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Linville Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richland, with the one closest to Richland listed first.
- Chesterfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Chesterfield is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Jonas Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Drexel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Drexel is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
- Rutherford College
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Connelly Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Morganton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Valdese
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rhodhiss
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Calvin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Calvin is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Icard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Magnolia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Magnolia is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Linville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Linville is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richland, with the one closest to Richland listed first.
- North Hickory
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hickory
- Hickory
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
- Long View
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Long View is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Viewmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Viewmont is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viewmont
- Saint Stephens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Stephens is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephens
- Advent Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Advent Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advent Crossroads
- Brookford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brookford is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- Sweetwater
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sweetwater is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Meadow Brook Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow Brook Village is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook Village
- Mountain View
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain View is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- McDowell County
- Ashford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ashford is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Mitchell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richland, with the one closest to Richland listed first.
- Altapass
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Altapass is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altapass
- Spruce Pine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grassy Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grassy Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Penland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Watauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richland, with the one closest to Richland listed first.
- Bamboo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bamboo is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
- Rutherwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rutherwood is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherwood
- Boone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Foscoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shulls Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shulls Mill
- Deep Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Laxon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Laxon is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laxon
- Stony Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Fork is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork
- Moretz
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Moretz is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moretz
- Sands
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sands is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Norris ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Norris is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Valle Crucis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richland, with the one closest to Richland listed first.
- Hendrix ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hendrix is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- Ferguson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Maple Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Springs is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Springs
- Mount Pleasant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Purlear
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Purlear is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purlear
- Boomer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Boomer is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomer
- Wilbar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wilbar is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbar
- Adley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Adley is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adley
- Millers Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Stokes is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Cricket
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cricket is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket
- Moravian Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Carter County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Richland, with the one closest to Richland listed first.
- Shell Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Shell Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
- Heaton Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Heaton Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
- Roan Mountain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Burbank
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Burbank is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Fish Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
- Johnson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Richland, with the one closest to Richland listed first.
- Trade
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Norris
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Norris is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,652 people
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Dowell ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dowell is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell
- Estimated population in 2014: 364 people
- High Health ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- High Health is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Mountain City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Butler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Richland, see our County-by-County Page for Richland.
Cemeteries Near Richland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Richland.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Richland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Richland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Richland, with the one closest to Richland listed first.
- Bolick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Greene Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greene Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Herman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Edmisten Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Moore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Craig Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bolick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Estes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mulberry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (439 more) ...
- Green Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tolbert Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- McLean Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Richland in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Richland.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Richland, with the one closest to Richland listed first.
- Buffalo Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Buffalo Cove is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Cove
- Penley ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Penley is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penley
- Aho
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Aho is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aho
- Patterson
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Patterson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Blowing Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Upton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Upton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- Globe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Globe is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Darby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Darby is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby
- Yadkin Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Yadkin Valley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yadkin Valley
- Cilley ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cilley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cilley
- Bamboo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bamboo is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
- Kelsey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kelsey is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Triplett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Triplett is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Rutherwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rutherwood is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherwood
- Mount Zion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Zion is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Richland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Richland.
Newspapers Published in Richland ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Richland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Richland, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Richland.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Richland:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Caldwell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Alleghany County
- Ashe County
- Avery County
- Burke County
- Catawba County
- McDowell County
- Mitchell County
- Watauga County
- Wilkes County
- Carter County
- Johnson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Richland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Richland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |