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Welcome to Red Gum ...

Red Gum is located in Concordia Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Red Gum, you might consider that their post office opened in 1922.

Red Gum is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Red Gum: 318 & 457<3>

Communities near Red Gum ...

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

  • Natchez
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Natchez is located in Adams County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchez
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,362 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Natchez <4>
  • Vidalia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Ferriday
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jonesville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Ridgecrest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Ridgecrest is located in Concordia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
  • Waterproof
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sicily Island
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Sicily Island is located in Catahoula Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicily Island
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
  • Harrisonburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Sycamore
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Sycamore is located in Concordia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
  • Dunbarton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Dunbarton is located in Concordia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbarton

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Red Gum ...

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

Adding Red Gum to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Red Gum post office opened in 1922. The Red Gum post office closed in 1935.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Concordia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Red Gum - 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 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Red Gum area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Red Gum 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>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/