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"The North Carolina Gazetteer is a geographical dictionary in which an attempt has been made to list all of the geographic features of the state in one alphabet. It is current, and it is historical as well. Many features and places that no longer exist are included; many towns and counties for which plans were made but which never materialized are also included. Some names appearing on old maps may have been imaginary, but many of them also appear in this gazetteer.
Each entry is located according to the county in which it is found. I have not felt obliged to keep entries uniform. The altitude of a place, the date of incorporation of a city or town, may appear in the beginning of one entry and at the end of another. Some entries may appear more complete than others. I have included whatever information I could find. If there is no comment on the origin or meaning of a name, it is because the information was not available. In some cases, however, resort to an unabridged dictionary may suggest the meaning of many names."
--From The North Carolina Gazetteer, 1st edition, preface by William S. Powell
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Rich Square |
town in S Northampton County. Inc. 1869. Alt. 78. Settled about 1750 by Quakers from Virginia. Meeting organized in 1753 and Meeting House completed in 1760. A deed in 1761 to Thomas Hunter refers to "a tract of land called rich square," probably referring to the fertility of the soil. Appears as Richsquare on the Price map, 1808. Inc. 1883. Produces apparel. |
| Rich Square Township |
SE Northampton County. |
| Rich Top |
mountain in E Haywood County between Harbon Cove and Silvers Cove Creek. |
| Richards |
See Crown Stream. |
| Richards Mill |
on the Collet map, 1770, was located on a tributary of the Pasquotank River in what is now N Pasquotank County. The stream was located approx. 12 to 15 mi. NW of the present Knobbs Creek but has long since left its streambed to become a part of the surrounding marsh. |
| Richardson |
community in SW Bladen County. |
| Richardson Creek |
rises in S Rutherford County and flows S into Broad River. P. H. Richardson operated a gold mine on the creek in the 1830s. |
| Richey Gap |
S Macon County between Buck Knob and Richey Knob. |
| Richey Knob |
S Macon County between Sheep Hollow and Middle Creek. |
| Richfield |
community in N Stanly County. Alt. 661. Inc. 1899. Named for local Ritchie family. |
