Welcome to Reddington ...

Reddington is located in Jackson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Reddington, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1837.

Reddington is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Reddington lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Reddington: (812)

Communities near Reddington ...

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

• Columbus
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Columbus is located in Bartholomew County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <4>
• Seymour
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
  • Seymour is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,096 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seymour <4>
• North Vernon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vernon
  • North Vernon is located in Jennings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,626 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Vernon <4>
• Austin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
  • Austin is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,094 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Austin <4>
• Brownstown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
  • Brownstown is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownstown <4>
• Hope
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
  • Hope is located in Bartholomew County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <4>
• Crothersville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crothersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crothersville
  • Crothersville is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crothersville <4>
• Westport
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
  • Westport is located in Decatur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
• Elizabethtown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
  • Elizabethtown is located in Bartholomew County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
• Hartsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
  • Hartsville is located in Bartholomew County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Reddington ...

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

Adding Reddington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Reddington 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 Reddington was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Reddington post office opened in 1837.

We also found Reddington in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Reddington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov