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History · Richland

23% of Richland’s homes were built before 1940

Its Register listing is the McFarlane, Harold J. and Agnes, Stone House and Barn. Below: maps from 1971 on.

1on the National Register
23%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Richland’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 Richland 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 Richland’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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The story so far

Richland, in brief

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

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 232 to 197 (-15%).

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

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 map

Richland on the map, 1971 to 1980

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Richland. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Richland on the 1971 USGS mapRichland on the 1980 USGS map1971Ingram sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Richland.

On the National Register

1 historic place in Richland

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

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2016
McFarlane, Harold J. and Agnes, Stone House and…
McFarlane, Harold J. and Agnes, Stone House and Barn
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McFarlane, Harold J. and Agnes, Stone House and BarnBuilding

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Richland

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

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Ron KovicAnti-war activist · b. 1946
Lois CappsAmerican politician and writer · b. 1938
Jim LeonhardAmerican football player and coach · b. 1982
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Beverley AndersonAmerican alpine skier · b. 1938
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Mark HayesAmerican composer · b. 1953
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Mike NewkirkPlayer of American and Canadian football · b. 1986
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

HawkinsIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townTrueIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLawrenceIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Richland’s history

What is on the National Register in Richland?

One place: the McFarlane, Harold J. and Agnes, Stone House and Barn (listed 2016).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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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 →

From the National Register of Historic Places (1) and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.