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Welcome to Redding ...

Redding is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Redding, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.

Redding is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Redding: 479

Communities Also Named Redding ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Redding - they are located in Alabama, California, Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Maine and Mississippi (2).

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

Communities near Redding ...

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

  • Ozark
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Ozark is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,626 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozark <3>
  • Coal Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Altus
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Hartman
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Hartman is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
  • Denning
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Denning is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
  • Saint Paul
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Saint Paul is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
  • Wiederkehr Village
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Wiederkehr Village is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiederkehr Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
  • Mountain Top
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Mountain Top is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
  • Linville ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Linville is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
  • Watalula
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Watalula is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watalula

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Redding ...

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

Adding Redding to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Redding 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 Redding was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Redding post office opened in 1899. The Redding post office closed in 1920.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Redding.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Redding - 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.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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