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Welcome to Redden ...

Redden is located in Atoka County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Redden, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.

Redden is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Redden lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Redden: 580

Communities Also Named Redden ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Redden - they are located in Delaware, Kansas and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Redden ...

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

  • Atoka
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Kiowa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Kiowa is located in Pittsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiowa <3>
  • Stringtown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Pittsburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Wardville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Daisy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Adel
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Adel is located in Pushmataha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adel
  • Eubanks
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Eubanks is located in Pushmataha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eubanks
  • Farris
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Lane
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Redden ...

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

Adding Redden to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Redden post office opened in 1903. The Redden post office closed in 1954.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Redden.

Footnotes ...

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