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Welcome to Red Valley ...

Red Valley is located in Monmouth County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Red Valley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1875.

A typical abbreviation for Red Valley: Red Vly. (or less commonly used: Red Vally. or Red Vlly.)

Red Valley is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Red Valley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Red Valley - they are located in Arizona and Virginia.

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

Websites for Red Valley ...

Junior League:   www.jlmc.org/

Communities near Red Valley ...

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

  • Trenton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Trenton is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,957 people
  • Morrisville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Bordentown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Bordentown is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordentown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
  • Tullytown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Tullytown is located in Bucks County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tullytown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,177 people
  • Hornerstown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hornerstown is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornerstown
  • Polhemustown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Polhemustown is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polhemustown
  • Sharon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sharon is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
  • Walnford ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Walnford is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnford
  • Colliers Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Colliers Mills is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers Mills
  • Ellisdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Ellisdale is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisdale

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Red Valley ...

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

Adding Red Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Red Valley post office opened in 1875. The Red Valley post office closed in 1906.

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

Footnotes ...

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