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Welcome to Redman ...

Redman is located in Macon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Redman, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.

Redman is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Redman: 660

Communities Also Named Redman ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Redman - they are located in California, Iowa, Michigan and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Redman ...

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

  • Macon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Shelbina
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • La Plata
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Clarence
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Bevier
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Shelbyville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
  • Atlanta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Atlanta is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
  • Callao
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Brashear
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Brashear is located in Adair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashear
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
  • Hurdland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Hurdland is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurdland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 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 Redman. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Redman.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Redman ...

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

Adding Redman to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Redman 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 Redman was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Redman post office opened in 1890. The Redman post office closed in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Redman.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Macon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Redman - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/