Welcome to Redwater ...

The city of Redwater is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Redwater is located in Bowie County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Redwater, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Redwater has a population of 1,099 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Redwater is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Telephone area codes for Redwater: (903) and (430)<5>

The ZIP code for Redwater: 75573<6>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Redwater had an population of 1,099 people. This is an increase of 3.97% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 26.03% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Redwater had a population of 1,057 people. This makes Redwater the county's 7th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,057 people, the population of Redwater increased 21.22% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 872 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Redwater.

Communities Also Named Redwater ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Redwater - they are located in Alberta, Mississippi, Montana and Ontario.

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

Communities near Redwater ...

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

• Texarkana
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texarkana
  • Texarkana is located in Bowie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Texarkana <7>
• Texarkana
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texarkana
  • Texarkana is located in Miller County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,556 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Texarkana <7>
• Wake Village
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake Village
  • Wake Village is located in Bowie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,555 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wake Village <7>
• Atlanta
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
  • Atlanta is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <7>
• New Boston
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
  • New Boston is located in Bowie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,568 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Boston <7>
• Nash
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
  • Nash is located in Bowie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nash <7>
• Hooks
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks
  • Hooks is located in Bowie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,709 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hooks <7>
• Queen City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
  • Queen City is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,414 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Queen City <7>
• Maud
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
  • Maud is located in Bowie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maud <7>
• Red Lick
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
  • Red Lick is located in Bowie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Redwater ...

Looking for more information about Redwater? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Redwater, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Redwater.

Adding Redwater to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Redwater 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 Redwater was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Redwater in the book titled .<8> From that list, the Redwater post office opened in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Redwater.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/