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Welcome to Red Bank ...

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

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

Red Bank would have been located within present day Colleton County<2>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Red Bank, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1815.

When the people of Red Bank referred to themselves (known as a demonym), they are believed to have used Red Banker<4>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Red Bank is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<5>.

Time Zone: The area where Red Bank was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Red Bank once stood is in the (843) area code.

Communities Also Named Red Bank ...

While we believe that this Red Bank is located in Colleton County, we know of another 2 South Carolina communities named Red Bank. Those communities are located in the following counties: Edgefield and Lexington County.

Beyond South Carolina, there are 20 communities that are also named Red Bank - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Indiana, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Jersey (2), Ohio, Pennsylvania (3), Tennessee (2), Virginia (2) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Red Bank ...

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

  • Walterboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Saint George
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Ridgeville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Branchville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Cottageville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Harleyville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Reevesville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Smoaks
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Lodge
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Williams
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)

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

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

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

Adding Red Bank to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Red Bank 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 Red Bank was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Red Bank post office opened in 1815.

We also found Red Bank in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

The official website for Colleton County: www.colletoncounty.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Red Bank, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Colleton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Red Bank refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Red Bank may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<5>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Red Bank - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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