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Welcome to Red Bank ...

Red Bank is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Red Bank is located in Douglas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Red Bank, 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.

When the people of Red Bank refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Red Banker<2>

Red Bank is 1,310 feet [399 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Red Bank: 417

Communities Also Named Red Bank ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Red Bank - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Indiana, New Brunswick, New Jersey (2), Ohio, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina (3), Tennessee (2), Virginia (2) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Red Bank ...

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

  • Rogersville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Ava
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Sparta
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Sparta is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,076 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <4>
  • Seymour
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Mansfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Fordland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Taneyville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Taneyville is located in Taney County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taneyville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
  • Diggins
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Diggins is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diggins
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
  • Bradleyville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bradleyville is located in Taney County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradleyville
  • Rome
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Red Bank ...

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

Adding Red Bank to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Red Bank 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 Bank was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Douglas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Red Bank refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Red Bank may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Red Bank - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.