Welcome to Red House ...

Red House is located in Humboldt County<1>.

The location of Red House 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 House, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1914.

Red House is 4,380 feet [1,335 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Red House is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Red House lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Red House is located in the (775) area code.

Communities Also Named Red House ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Nevada communities named Red House: This one is located in Humboldt County and the other is located in Washoe County.

Beyond Nevada, there are 8 communities that are also named Red House - they are located in Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Prince Edward Island, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Red House ...

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

• Herrin ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herrin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin
  • Herrin is located in Humboldt County
• Preble ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preble have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preble
  • Preble is located in Humboldt County
• Golconda
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golconda
  • Golconda is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golconda <4>
• Valmy
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valmy
  • Valmy is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valmy <4>
• Tule
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tule
  • Tule is located in Humboldt County
• Winnemucca
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnemucca
  • Winnemucca is located in Humboldt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,801 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnemucca <4>
• Dewitt Mill ‑ Historic
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewitt Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewitt Mill
  • Dewitt Mill is located in Lander County
• Battle Mountain
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Mountain
  • Battle Mountain is located in Lander County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Battle Mountain <4>
• Jenkins ‑ Historic
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenkins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
  • Jenkins is located in Lander County
• Midas
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midas
  • Midas is located in Elko County

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 House. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Red House.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Red House ...

Looking for more information about Red House? 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 House, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Red House.

Adding Red House to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Red House 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 House was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Red House post office opened in 1914.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Humboldt County: www.humboldt-county-nv.net/

The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/