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Welcome to Red Point ...

Red Point is located in Iron County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Red Point, you might consider that their post office opened in 1878.

A typical abbreviation for Red Point: Red Pt.

Red Point is 1,310 feet [399 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Red Point: 573 & 235<3>

Communities Also Named Red Point ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named Red Point: This one is located in Iron County and the other is located in Dent County.

Beyond Missouri, there are 9 communities that are also named Red Point - they are located in California, Maryland, Nevada, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, South Carolina and Utah.

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

Communities near Red Point ...

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

  • Viburnum
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Bunker
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Centerville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Czar
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Czar is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Czar
  • Dillard
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Dillard is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
  • Good Water
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Good Water is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Water
  • Oates
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Oates is located in Reynolds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oates
  • Greeley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Greeley is located in Reynolds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
  • Davisville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Bee Fork
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Bee Fork is located in Reynolds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Fork

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Red Point ...

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

Adding Red Point to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Red Point 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 (so far) for Red Point was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Red Point post office opened in 1878. The Red Point post office closed in 1906.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Iron, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Red Point - 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 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Red Point area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Red Point 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/