Hamlet is a city in Richmond County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 6,042 at the 2020 census. The area in Richmond Cou…Hamlet is a city in Richmond County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 6,042 at the 2020 census. The area in Richmond County which presently includes Hamlet was originally known as Sandhills. The Wilmington, Charlotte & Rutherford Railroad was extended through the area in 1866. The first house was constructed there in 1869. In 1872 the land was purchased by John Shortridge, an English immigrant who intended on building a textile mill along a creek. He renamed the locale Hamlet the following year, supposedly in homage to hamlets in the British Isles. He planted a sycamore tree to celebrate the occasion, which stood until 1946.
Save
Share
More