Welcome to Redstone ...

Redstone is located in Midland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Redstone, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Redstone is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Redstone: (989)

Communities Also Named Redstone ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Michigan communities named Redstone: This one is located in Midland County and the other is located in Ionia County.

Beyond Michigan, there are 9 communities that are also named Redstone - they are located in British Columbia, Colorado, Montana, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Pennsylvania (2) and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Redstone ...

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

• Midland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
  • Midland is located in Midland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midland <3>
• Mount Pleasant
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Isabella County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,274 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <3>
• Alma
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
  • Alma is located in Gratiot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,807 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <3>
• Saint Louis
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Louis
  • Saint Louis is located in Gratiot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Louis <3>
• Ithaca
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ithaca have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
  • Ithaca is located in Gratiot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,744 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ithaca <3>
• Shepherd
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
  • Shepherd is located in Isabella County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shepherd <3>
• Breckenridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breckenridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
  • Breckenridge is located in Gratiot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,265 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breckenridge <3>
• Coleman
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
  • Coleman is located in Midland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,206 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coleman <3>
• Sanford
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
  • Sanford is located in Midland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanford <3>
• Merrill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
  • Merrill is located in Saginaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merrill <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Redstone ...

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

Adding Redstone to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Redstone post office opened in 1895.

We also found Redstone on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Redstone.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Midland County: www.co.midland.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/