Welcome to Red Bud ...

So far, we found very little information about Red Bud. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Red Bud to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Red Bud, please Contact Us.

Red Bud would have been located within present day Saline County<2>.

The location of Red Bud has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Red Bud, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1881.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Red Bud is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Red Bud was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Red Bud once stood is in the (618) area code.

Communities Also Named Red Bud ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named Red Bud: This one is located in Saline County and the other is located in Randolph County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 6 communities that are also named Red Bud - they are located in Alabama, Kansas (2), Mississippi and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Red Bud ...

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

• Harrisburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,404 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <5>
• Eldorado
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldorado have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
  • Eldorado is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,837 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldorado <5>
• Carrier Mills
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrier Mills
  • Carrier Mills is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,527 people
  • Former names for Carrier Mills:
  • Carriers Mills
  • Morrilsville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrier Mills <5>
• Norris City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norris City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris City
  • Norris City is located in White County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norris City <5>
• Shawneetown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawneetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawneetown
  • Shawneetown is located in Gallatin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawneetown <5>
• Galatia
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galatia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galatia
  • Galatia is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 868 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galatia <5>
• Ridgway
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgway
  • Ridgway is located in Gallatin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgway <5>
• Equality
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
  • Equality is located in Gallatin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Equality <5>
• New Haven
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
  • New Haven is located in Gallatin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <5>
• Raleigh
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raleigh have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
  • Raleigh is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raleigh <5>

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

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

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

Adding Red Bud to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Red Bud in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Red Bud was on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov