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Welcome to Red River ...

Red River is located in York County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Red River, you might consider that their post office opened in 1927.

A typical abbreviation for Red River: Red Riv.

Red River is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Red River: 803 & 839<3>

Communities Also Named Red River ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Red River - they are located in Kentucky, New Mexico, Nova Scotia (3), Ohio, Texas (3) and Wisconsin.

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

Websites for Red River ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.yorkcountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Red River, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Red River ...

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

  • Charlotte
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Charlotte is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 900,350 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlotte <4>
  • Rock Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Indian Trail
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Matthews
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Matthews is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,718 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matthews <4>
  • Fort Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Waxhaw
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Waxhaw is located in Union County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxhaw
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,987 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waxhaw <4>
  • Stallings
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Belmont
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Belmont is located in Gaston County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,622 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belmont <4>
  • Tega Cay
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Weddington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Weddington is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weddington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,389 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weddington <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 River. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Red River.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Red River ...

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

Adding Red River to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Red River post office opened in 1927. The Red River post office closed in 1933.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including York, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Red River - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 803 code has been Overlayed with the 839 area code. New phone numbers in the Red River area will be assigned with one of these codes: 803 or 839. As a result, placing a call in the Red River area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/