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836 Lambs Road, Richwood, NJPhoto: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0
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History · Richwood

Richwood’s post office opened in 1888, and 2 of its places are on the National Register

Most of Richwood was built recently: 3% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1996.

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2on the National Register
3%homes built before 1940
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How Richwood began

When was Richwood founded?

1888

The Richwood post office opened in 1888, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 3,577138 years
Founding year: the first Richwood post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Richwood’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Richwood are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Richwood’s history is told.

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The story so far

Richwood, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Richwood yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Richwood is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, that is split between Harrison Township (with 3,400 of the CDP's residents) and Mantua Township (with 59 of the total). As of the 2020 United States census, the CDP’s population was 3,577, an increase of 118 (+3.4%) from the 3,459 enumerated at the 2010 U.S. census. The community was once known as Mount Pleasant.

Its first post office opened in 1888. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 3,459 to 3,577 (+3%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the National Register

2 historic places in Richwood

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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National Historic Landmarks
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Richwood

Nobody well known was born in Richwood itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Madeline BrewerAmerican actress · b. 1992
Roscoe Lee BrowneAmerican actor and director · b. 1922
Roscoe LockwoodAmerican rower · b. 1875
Grace HelbigAmerican YouTuber · b. 1985
Michael GuestAmerican attorney and politician · b. 1970
Tyler MillerAmerican soccer player · b. 1993
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Harrison Township3 historic placesA−Elk TownshipIts storyCMullica Hill1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMantua Township3 historic placesC+Pitman1 historic placeA−Glassboro3 historic placesB

Questions about Richwood’s history

What year was Richwood founded?

The Richwood post office opened in 1888, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →