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Welcome to Red Mud ...

Red Mud is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Red Mud is located in Dickens County<1>.

Red Mud is 2,350 feet [716 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Red Mud is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Red Mud: 806

Communities near Red Mud ...

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

  • Spur
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Spur is located in Dickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spur
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spur <3>
  • Dickens
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Verbena ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Verbena is located in Garza County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
  • Canyon Valley ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Canyon Valley is located in Crosby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Valley
  • Girard
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Crosbyton
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • McAdoo
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Clairemont
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Clairemont is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clairemont
  • Owens
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Owens is located in Crosby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens
  • Cap Rock
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Cap Rock is located in Crosby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cap Rock

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Red Mud ...

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

Footnotes ...

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