Welcome to Redbay ...

Redbay is located in Walton County<1>.

The location of Redbay has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Redbay, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Redbay is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Redbay (for example, toward Bristol), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area codes for Redbay: (850) & (448)<4>

Communities near Redbay ...

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

• De Funiak Springs
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Funiak Springs
  • De Funiak Springs is located in Walton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Funiak Springs <5>
• Freeport
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
  • Freeport is located in Walton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,658 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <5>
• Vernon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
  • Vernon is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <5>
• Ponce de Leon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponce de Leon
  • Ponce de Leon is located in Holmes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ponce de Leon <5>
• Caryville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caryville
  • Caryville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caryville <5>
• Ebro
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebro
  • Ebro is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ebro <5>
• Westville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
  • Westville is located in Holmes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westville <5>
• Millers Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry
  • Millers Ferry is located in Washington County
• Argyle
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
  • Argyle is located in Walton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Argyle <5>
• Five Points
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Five Points is located in Washington County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Redbay ...

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

Adding Redbay to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Redbay 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 Redbay was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Redbay post office opened in 1881.

We also found Redbay in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Redbay.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Walton County: www.co.walton.fl.us/

The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/