Welcome to Red Lion ...

Red Lion is located in Warren County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Red Lion, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1834.

Red Lion is 960 feet [293 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 8 communities that are also named Red Lion - they are located in Colorado, Delaware, Montana, New Jersey (2) and Pennsylvania (3).

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

Communities near Red Lion ...

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

• Dayton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
  • Dayton is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 139,907 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <3>
• Hamilton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
  • Hamilton is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,148 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <3>
• Kettering
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettering
  • Kettering is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kettering <3>
• Middletown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,925 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <3>
• Beavercreek
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavercreek
  • Beavercreek is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,995 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beavercreek <3>
• Fairfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <3>
• Mason
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
  • Mason is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <3>
• Centerville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Centerville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,700 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <3>
• Lebanon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <3>
• Miamisburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miamisburg
  • Miamisburg is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miamisburg <3>

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 for Red Lion was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Red Lion post office opened in 1834.

We also found Red Lion in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Warren County: www.co.warren.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/