Welcome to Redwood ...

Redwood is located in Durham County<1>.

The location of Redwood has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Redwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Redwood is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Redwood: (919) and (984)<4>

Communities Also Named Redwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Redwood - they are located in Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, Mississippi, New York (2), Ontario (2), Oregon, Texas, Utah and Virginia.

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

Communities near Redwood ...

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

• Raleigh
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
  • Raleigh is located in Wake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 474,414 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raleigh <5>
• Durham
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
  • Durham is located in Durham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 285,897 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <5>
• Cary
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
  • Cary is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 173,587 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cary <5>
• Chapel Hill
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
  • Chapel Hill is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 63,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapel Hill <5>
• Wake Forest
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wake Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake Forest
  • Wake Forest is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wake Forest <5>
• Morrisville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
  • Morrisville is located in Durham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,495 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrisville <5>
• Carrboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrboro
  • Carrboro is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,239 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrboro <5>
• Rolesville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolesville
  • Rolesville is located in Wake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,882 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolesville <5>
• Butner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butner
  • Butner is located in Granville County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 7,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butner <5>
• Hillsborough
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsborough
  • Hillsborough is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsborough <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Redwood ...

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

Adding Redwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Redwood 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 Redwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Redwood post office opened in 1901.

We also found Redwood on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Redwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Durham County: www.co.durham.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/