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Welcome to Red Bank ...

Red Bank is located in the Arkansas Ozarks.

Red Bank is located in Boone County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Red Bank, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.

When the people of Red Bank refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Red Banker<2>

Red Bank is 2,120 feet [646 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Red Bank is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Red Bank: 870 & 327<4>

Communities Also Named Red Bank ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Red Bank - they are located in Alabama, California, Georgia, Indiana, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Jersey (2), Ohio, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina (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.

  • Harrison
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Green Forest
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Bergman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bellefonte
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Bellefonte is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
  • Jasper
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Alpena
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Western Grove
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Western Grove is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
  • Omaha
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Valley Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Valley Springs is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
  • Batavia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Batavia is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia

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 (so far) for Red Bank was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Boone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Red Bank - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Red Bank area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Red Bank area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.