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Welcome to Redwood ...

Redwood is located

Redwood is located in Guadalupe County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Redwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Redwood is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Redwood: (512)

Communities Also Named Redwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Redwood - they are located in Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, Mississippi, New York (2), North Carolina, Ontario (2), Oregon, Utah and Virginia.

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

Communities near Redwood ...

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

  • New Braunfels
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • San Marcos
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Kyle
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
    • Kyle is located in Hays County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,558 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kyle <3>
  • Seguin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seguin
    • Seguin is located in Guadalupe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,165 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seguin <3>
  • Buda
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buda
    • Buda is located in Hays County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,544 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buda <3>
  • Lockhart
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Luling
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Wimberley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodcreek
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcreek
    • Woodcreek is located in Hays County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,758 people
  • Uhland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uhland
    • Uhland is located in Caldwell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,355 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 Redwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Redwood.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Redwood ...

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

Adding Redwood to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Redwood post office opened in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Redwood.

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

The official website for Guadalupe County: www.co.guadalupe.tx.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Guadalupe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Redwood - 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 their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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