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Welcome to Red House ...

Red House is located in Humboldt County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Red House, you might consider that their post office opened in 1914.

Red House is 4,380 feet [1,335 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Red House is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Red House lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Red House: 775

Communities Also Named Red House ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Nevada communities named Red House: This one is located in Humboldt County and the other is located in Washoe County.

Beyond Nevada, there are 8 communities that are also named Red House - they are located in Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Prince Edward Island, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Red House ...

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

  • Herrin ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Herrin is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin
  • Preble ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Preble is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preble
  • Golconda
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Valmy
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Tule
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Tule is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tule
  • Winnemucca
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Dewitt Mill ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Dewitt Mill is located in Lander County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewitt Mill
  • Battle Mountain
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jenkins ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jenkins is located in Lander County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
  • Midas
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Midas is located in Elko County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midas

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Red House ...

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

Adding Red House to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Red House post office opened in 1914. The Red House post office closed in 1955.

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

Footnotes ...

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