Welcome to Red Bank ...

Red Bank is located in Lexington County<1>.

The location of Red Bank 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 Bank, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

When the people of Red Bank refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Red Banker<3>

Red Bank is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The telephone area code for Red Bank: (803)

Communities Also Named Red Bank ...

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

• Columbia
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 132,130 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <5>
• Lexington
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <5>
• West Columbia
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
  • West Columbia is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Columbia <5>
• Cayce
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
  • Cayce is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayce <5>
• Irmo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irmo
  • Irmo is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irmo <5>
• Forest Acres
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Acres
  • Forest Acres is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,269 people
• Batesburg - Leesville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Batesburg - Leesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesburg - Leesville
  • Batesburg - Leesville is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,402 people
• Batesburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesburg
  • Batesburg is located in Lexington County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batesburg <5>
• Springdale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
  • Springdale is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
• South Congaree
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Congaree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Congaree
  • South Congaree is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,485 people

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Red Bank ...

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

Adding Red Bank to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Red Bank 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 Bank was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Red Bank post office opened in 1873.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lexington County: www.lex-co.com/

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