Welcome to Red Top ...
Red Top is located in Edwards County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Red Top, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
Red Top is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Red Top lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Red Top (for example, toward Petersburg (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
Area Codes for Red Top: 618 & 730<3>
Communities Also Named Red Top ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Red Top - they are located in California, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Red Top.
Communities near Red Top ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Red Top.
- Mount Carmel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Mount Carmel is located in Wabash County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,813 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Carmel <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mount Carmel
- From Red Top to Mount Carmel
- Fairfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Fairfield is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,889 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fairfield
- From Red Top to Fairfield
- Grayville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grayville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayville
- Grayville is located in White County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,543 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayville <4>
- Owensville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensville
- Owensville is located in Gibson County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,356 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owensville <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Owensville
- From Red Top to Owensville
- Poseyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poseyville
- Poseyville is located in Posey County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,031 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poseyville <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Poseyville
- From Red Top to Poseyville
- West Salem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
- West Salem is located in Edwards County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to West Salem
- From Red Top to West Salem
- New Harmony
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
- New Harmony is located in Posey County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Harmony <4>
- Crossville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossville
- Crossville is located in White County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 687 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crossville <4>
- Bellmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bellmont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellmont
- Bellmont is located in Wabash County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellmont <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bellmont
- From Red Top to Bellmont
- Bone Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Gap
- Bone Gap is located in Edwards County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bone Gap <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bone Gap
- From Red Top to Bone Gap
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 Top. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Red Top.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Red Top. 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 Top.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Red Top. See our Newspapers Page for Red Top.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Red Top ...
Looking for more information about Red Top? 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 Top, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Red Top.
Adding Red Top to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Red Top 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 Top was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Red Top.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Red Top. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Edwards, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Red Top - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the Red Top area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Red Top area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |