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Welcome to Red Springs ...

Red Springs is located in Choctaw County<1>.

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

Red Springs is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Red Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Red Springs - they are located in Arkansas, North Carolina and Texas (3).

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.

  • Butler
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lisman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Silas
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Pennington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pennington is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
  • Gilbertown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Toxey
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Toxey is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
  • Needham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Needham is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
  • Okatuppa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Melvin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Melvin is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
  • Pushmataha
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Choctaw, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Red Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.