Welcome to Red Springs ...

Red Springs is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Red Springs is located in Baylor County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Red Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

A typical abbreviation for Red Springs: Red Spgs. (or less commonly used: Red Spngs. or Red Sprngs.)

Red Springs is 1,390 feet [424 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Red Springs lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Red Springs is located in the (940) area code.

Communities Also Named Red Springs ...

While we believe that this Red Springs is located in Baylor County, we know of another 2 Texas communities named Red Springs. Those communities are located in the following counties: Bowie and Smith County.

Beyond Texas, there are 5 communities that are also named Red Springs - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Red Springs ...

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

• Seymour
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seymour have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
  • Seymour is located in Baylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,557 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seymour <4>
• Munday
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munday have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munday
  • Munday is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,284 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munday <4>
• Goree
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goree have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goree
  • Goree is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goree <4>
• Bomarton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bomarton
  • Bomarton is located in Baylor County
• Vera
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera
  • Vera is located in Knox County
• Gilliland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliland
  • Gilliland is located in Knox County
• Benjamin
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benjamin
  • Benjamin is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benjamin <4>
• Round Timber ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Timber have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Timber
  • Round Timber is located in Baylor County
• Weinert
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weinert have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinert
  • Weinert is located in Haskell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weinert <4>
• Knox City
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knox City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox City
  • Knox City is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knox City <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 Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Red Springs.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Red Springs ...

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

Adding Red Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Red Springs 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 Springs was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Red Springs in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Red Springs post office opened in 1907.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/