Welcome to Red Lion ...

Red Lion is located in New Castle County<1>.

The location of Red Lion has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Red Lion, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Red Lion is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Red Lion lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Red Lion is located in the (302) area code.

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 Colorado, 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.

• Wilmington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
  • Wilmington is located in New Castle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmington <4>
• Newark
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in New Castle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <4>
• Middletown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in New Castle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,765 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>
• Elkton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
  • Elkton is located in Cecil County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <4>
• Kennett Square
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennett Square
  • Kennett Square is located in Chester County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennett Square <4>
• Elsmere
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmere
  • Elsmere is located in New Castle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,761 people
• New Castle
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
  • New Castle is located in New Castle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,394 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <4>
• Salem
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Salem County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
• North East
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North East have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North East
  • North East is located in Cecil County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,609 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North East <4>
• West Grove
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grove
  • West Grove is located in Chester County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,838 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Grove <4>

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 book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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 New Castle County: www.co.new-castle.de.us/

The official website for State of Delaware: https://delaware.gov/