Welcome to Redman ...

So far, we found very little information about Redman. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Redman to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Redman, please Contact Us.

Redman would have been located within present day Tama County<2>.

The location of Redman has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Redman, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1854.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Redman is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Redman was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Redman ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Redman - they are located in California, Michigan, Missouri and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Redman ...

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

• Vinton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
  • Vinton is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,019 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <5>
• Tama
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tama
  • Tama is located in Tama County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tama <5>
• Marengo
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marengo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
  • Marengo is located in Iowa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,466 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marengo <5>
• Belle Plaine
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Plaine
  • Belle Plaine is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle Plaine <5>
• Toledo
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toledo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
  • Toledo is located in Tama County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,125 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toledo <5>
• Traer
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traer
  • Traer is located in Tama County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Traer <5>
• Brooklyn
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
  • Brooklyn is located in Poweshiek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooklyn <5>
• Dysart
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dysart have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysart
  • Dysart is located in Tama County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,311 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dysart <5>
• Victor
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
  • Victor is located in Poweshiek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victor <5>
• Newhall
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newhall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhall
  • Newhall is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newhall <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 Redman. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Redman.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Redman. 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 Redman.

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

Adding Redman to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Redman in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

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

From that list, the Redman post office opened in 1854.

We also found Redman in the book titled Iowa State Gazetteer (1865).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Redman.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Tama County: www.tamacounty.org/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/