Welcome to Red Lion ...

Red Lion is located in Logan County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Red Lion, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Red Lion, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Red Lion is 3,650 feet [1,113 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Red Lion is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Red Lion lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Red Lion: (970)

Communities Also Named Red Lion ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Red Lion - they are located in Delaware, Montana, New Jersey (2), Ohio and Pennsylvania (3).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Red Lion.

Communities near Red Lion ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Red Lion.

• Haxtun
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haxtun have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haxtun
  • Haxtun is located in Phillips County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 937 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haxtun <5>
• Chappell
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chappell
  • Chappell is located in Deuel County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chappell <5>
• Fleming
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleming have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
  • Fleming is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 405 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fleming <5>
• Ovid
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
  • Ovid is located in Sedgwick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ovid <5>
• Lodgepole
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodgepole
  • Lodgepole is located in Cheyenne County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lodgepole <5>
• Sedgwick
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sedgwick have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgwick
  • Sedgwick is located in Sedgwick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sedgwick <5>
• Crook
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crook
  • Crook is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crook <5>
• Dailey
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
  • Dailey is located in Logan County
• Sunol
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunol
  • Sunol is located in Cheyenne County (NE)
• Iliff
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iliff
  • Iliff is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iliff <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Red Lion. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Red Lion.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Red Lion. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Red Lion.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Red Lion. See our Newspapers Page for Red Lion.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Red Lion ...

Looking for more information about Red Lion? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Red Lion, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Red Lion.

Adding Red Lion to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Red Lion in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Red Lion was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Red Lion post office opened in 1888.

We also found Red Lion in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Red Lion.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Red Lion. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Logan County: www.loganco.gov/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/