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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 Richlands (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 Richlands. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Richlands is located in Onslow County.

To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Onslow County: Carteret, Duplin, Jones & Pender.

Below are the counties that are near Richlands. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Richlands:

  • Onslow County     (The home county of Richlands)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richlands, with the one closest to Richlands listed first.
    • Catherine Lake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Mill Pond Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Pond Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Pond Village
      • Mill Pond Village is located in Onslow County
    • Half Moon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Half Moon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon
      • Half Moon is located in Onslow County
    • Shamrock Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shamrock Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Village
      • Shamrock Village is located in Onslow County
    • Cardinal Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cardinal Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardinal Village
      • Cardinal Village is located in Onslow County
    • Acorn Forest
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Foxhorn Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxhorn Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhorn Village
      • Foxhorn Village is located in Onslow County
    • Jacksonville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Pumpkin Center
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pumpkin Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
      • Pumpkin Center is located in Onslow County
    • Aragona Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aragona Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aragona Village
      • Aragona Village is located in Onslow County
    • Midway Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Park
      • Midway Park is located in Onslow County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midway Park <3>
    • Watkins Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watkins Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Village
      • Watkins Village is located in Onslow County
  • Carteret County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richlands, with the one closest to Richlands listed first.
    • Kuhns
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kuhns. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuhns
      • Kuhns is located in Carteret County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kuhns
      • From Richlands to Kuhns
    • Stella
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Peletier
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peletier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peletier
      • Peletier is located in Carteret County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
    • Cedar Point
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
      • Cedar Point is located in Carteret County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Point <3>
  • Craven County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richlands, with the one closest to Richlands listed first.
    • Dover
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Cove City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • River Bend
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
      • River Bend is located in Craven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,006 people
    • Tuscarora
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tuscarora. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora
      • Tuscarora is located in Craven County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tuscarora
      • From Richlands to Tuscarora
    • Clark
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clark. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
      • Clark is located in Craven County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Clark
      • From Richlands to Clark
    • Brices Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brices Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brices Creek
      • Brices Creek is located in Craven County
    • Trent Woods
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trent Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Woods
      • Trent Woods is located in Craven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,991 people
    • Fort Barnwell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Snug Harbor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snug Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
      • Snug Harbor is located in Craven County
    • New Bern
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bern have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bern
      • New Bern is located in Craven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,940 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Bern <3>
    • Old Town Harbor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Harbor
      • Old Town Harbor is located in Craven County
  • Duplin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richlands, with the one closest to Richlands listed first.
    • Fountain
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
      • Fountain is located in Duplin County
    • Cedar Fork
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedar Fork. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Fork
      • Cedar Fork is located in Duplin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cedar Fork
      • From Richlands to Cedar Fork
    • Hadley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hadley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
      • Hadley is located in Duplin County
    • Potters Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potters Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Hill
      • Potters Hill is located in Duplin County
    • Quinns Store
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Lyman
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lyman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
      • Lyman is located in Duplin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lyman
      • From Richlands to Lyman
    • Beulaville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Cypress Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Catherine Square
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jacksons Crossroads
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Petersburg Crossing
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg Crossing
      • Petersburg Crossing is located in Duplin County
    • Cabin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cabin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin
      • Cabin is located in Duplin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cabin
      • From Richlands to Cabin
  • Jones County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richlands, with the one closest to Richlands listed first.
    • Comfort
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Taylors Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Hargetts Crossroads
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Combs Fork
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Combs Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs Fork
      • Combs Fork is located in Jones County
    • Pleasant Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Phillips Crossroads
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Trenton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Shady Grove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Olivers Crossroads
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olivers Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
      • Olivers Crossroads is located in Jones County
    • Olivers
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Olivers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers
      • Olivers is located in Jones County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Olivers
      • From Richlands to Olivers
    • Chadwick
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chadwick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwick
      • Chadwick is located in Jones County
    • Maysville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
      • Maysville is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 918 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maysville <3>
  • Lenoir County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richlands, with the one closest to Richlands listed first.
    • Pink Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pink Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink Hill
      • Pink Hill is located in Lenoir County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pink Hill <3>
    • Deep Run
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Loftins Crossroads
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Albrittons
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Kinfield Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinfield Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinfield Village
      • Kinfield Village is located in Lenoir County
    • Kinston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Fields
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fields. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
      • Fields is located in Lenoir County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fields
      • From Richlands to Fields
    • Graingers
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Pender County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richlands, with the one closest to Richlands listed first.
    • Maple Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maple Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
      • Maple Hill is located in Pender County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Maple Hill
      • From Richlands to Maple Hill
    • Murray Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murray Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Town
      • Murray Town is located in Pender County
    • Willard
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
      • Willard is located in Pender County
    • Watha
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watha
      • Watha is located in Pender County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
  • Wayne County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Richlands, see our County-by-County Page for Richlands.

Cemeteries Near Richlands ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Richlands.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Richlands covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Richlands, with the one closest to Richlands listed first.

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Richlands had a population of 198 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Richlands had a population of 1,718 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Richlands, with the one closest to Richlands listed first.

  • Gum Branch
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Branch
    • Gum Branch is located in Onslow County
  • Catherine Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Comfort
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Tar Landing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tar Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Landing
    • Tar Landing is located in Onslow County
  • Lyman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lyman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
    • Lyman is located in Duplin County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lyman
    • From Richlands to Lyman
  • Cyrus
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cyrus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrus
    • Cyrus is located in Onslow County
  • Jacksonville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Beulaville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Angola
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola
    • Angola is located in Onslow County
  • Trenton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Chinquapin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Olivers
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Olivers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers
    • Olivers is located in Jones County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Olivers
    • From Richlands to Olivers
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Resaca
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hallsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
      • Hallsville is located in Duplin County
    • Sloan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sloan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
      • Sloan is located in Duplin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sloan
      • From Richlands to Sloan

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Richlands. See our List of 1890's Communities around Richlands.

Newspapers Published in Richlands ...

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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Richlands.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Richlands, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Richlands.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Richlands:

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Richlands) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Richlands. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8989, Longitude: -77.5469    
<6>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 Richlands, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.