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Welcome to Redman ...

Redman is located in Los Angeles County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Redman, you might consider that their post office opened in 1908.

Redman is 2,340 feet [713 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Redman is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Redman lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Redman ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Redman - they are located in Iowa, Michigan, Missouri and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Redman ...

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

  • Lancaster
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Palmdale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Palmdale is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmdale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 150,498 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmdale <3>
  • Wilsona Gardens
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Wilsona Gardens is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsona Gardens
  • Edwards
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Lake Los Angeles
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Rosamond
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Desert View Highlands
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Desert View Highlands is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert View Highlands
  • Actis Gardens ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Actis Gardens is located in Kern County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Actis Gardens
  • Actis
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Actis is located in Kern County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Actis
    • Former names for Actis:
    • Gloster
    • Highberg
    • Rummington
  • Harold
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Harold is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harold

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Redman ...

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

Adding Redman to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Redman post office opened in 1908. The Redman post office closed in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Redman.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Los Angeles, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Redman - 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/