Historical Photos Courtesy of the Onslow County Museum

Richlands is a great place to grow! Whether you are raising
a family, operating a business or entering retirement...
Richlands is a community that is growing while maintaining
its focus on the small-town history and feel of the community. Here are some interesting things you may not know about the Town of Richlands.

• Incorporated on March 29, 1880.
• First town in the county to have its own library and museum. (Home of the Onslow County Museum.)
• First town in the county to have a female mayor -
  Annette Hargett.
• Excellent schools
• Geographic high point of the county.
• Home to the last standing WPA structure in the county,
  the Richlands Community Building, which was built in 1935.
• Final resting place of John Williams Shackelford, the first Congressmen from Onslow County to represent the 3rd district.
• Historic district with many turn of the century homes.
• Two active civic groups: the Richlands Rotary Club &
  the Richlands Ruritan Club
• Richlands Area Chamber of Commerce