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Welcome to Red Lion ...

Red Lion is located in Burlington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Red Lion, you might consider that their post office opened in 1877.

Red Lion is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Red Lion ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Jersey communities named Red Lion: This one is located in Burlington County and the other is located in Middlesex County.

Beyond New Jersey, there are 8 communities that are also named Red Lion - they are located in Colorado, Delaware, Montana, Ohio and Pennsylvania (3).

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

Websites for Red Lion ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.bccoc.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Red Lion, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Red Lion ...

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

  • Hammonton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Hammonton is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,902 people
  • Gloucester City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Gloucester City is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
  • Burlington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Burlington is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,840 people
  • Bristol
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Bristol is located in Bucks County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,573 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <3>
  • Washington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Washington is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,459 people
  • Bordentown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Bordentown is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordentown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
  • Wood - Lynne
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Wood - Lynne is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood - Lynne
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people
  • Riverton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Riverton is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,686 people
  • Beverly
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Beverly is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
  • Tullytown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Tullytown is located in Bucks County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tullytown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,177 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 Red Lion. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Red Lion.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Red Lion ...

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

Adding Red Lion to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Red Lion post office opened in 1877. The Red Lion post office closed in 1900.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Burlington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Red Lion - 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/