| Richfield | community in N Stanly County. Alt. 661. Inc. 1899. Named for local Ritchie family. |
| Richland Balsam | a peak on the Haywood-Jackson county line 8 mi. S of town of Waynesville. Alt. 6,540, the highest point on Balsam Mountain, which see. |
| Richland Creek | rises in N Franklin County and flows NE into Neuse River. |
| Richland Creek | rises in W Franklin County and flows SW into Wake County, where it enters Neuse River. Appears on the Collet map, 1770, although somewhat misplaced. The name Richmond Creek is applied on the Mouzon map, 1775. |
| Richland Creek | rises in N central Guilford County and flows NE into Reedy Fork Creek. Appears on the Collet map, 1770. |
| Richland Creek | rises in W Haywood County and flows NE into Pigeon River. |
| Richland Creek | rises in W Moore County and flows NE into McLendon Creek. |
| Richland Creek | rises in W Person County and flows NW into South Hyco Creek. |
| Richland Creek | rises in S Randolph County and flows SE into Deep River. |
| Richland Creek | rises in S Rutherford County S of Oakland and flows SE into Broad River. |