Richlands, West Virginia

Richlands is a small unincorporated farming community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States, five miles (8 km) west of Lewisburg on U.S. Route 60.

Richlands, West Virginia
Richlands is located in West Virginia
Richlands
Richlands
Location within the state of West Virginia
Richlands is located in the United States
Richlands
Richlands
Richlands (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°51′58″N 80°28′59″W / 37.86611°N 80.48306°W / 37.86611; -80.48306
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyGreenbrier
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)

The community was so named on account of their fertile soil.[1]

Once served by Central School, a two-room schoolhouse housing grades K–9, local children now attend school in Lewisburg. The area has a Ruritan club, The Richland Ruritans, and a 4-H club, The Central Willing Workers.

References

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  1. ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 529.