Welcome to Red Cross ...

Red Cross is located in Northumberland County<1>.

The location of Red Cross has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Red Cross, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1911.

Red Cross is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Red Cross: (570)

Communities Also Named Red Cross ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Red Cross - they are located in Kentucky, North Carolina and Saskatchewan.

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

Communities near Red Cross ...

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

• Sunbury
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
  • Sunbury is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunbury <4>
• Shamokin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamokin
  • Shamokin is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,909 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shamokin <4>
• Selinsgrove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selinsgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selinsgrove
  • Selinsgrove is located in Snyder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selinsgrove <4>
• Lewisburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
  • Lewisburg is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisburg <4>
• Danville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Montour County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <4>
• Northumberland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northumberland
  • Northumberland is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,570 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northumberland <4>
• Mifflinburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mifflinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflinburg
  • Mifflinburg is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mifflinburg <4>
• Kulpmont
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kulpmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kulpmont
  • Kulpmont is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kulpmont <4>
• Millersburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
  • Millersburg is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersburg <4>
• Riverside
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Riverside is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,839 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Red Cross ...

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

Adding Red Cross to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Red Cross 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 Cross was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Red Cross post office opened in 1911.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Northumberland County: www.northumberlandco.org/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/