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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Red Banks. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Red Banks to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Red Banks, please Contact Us.

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Red Banks (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Red Banks. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Red Banks is historic, it would have been located within present day Shenandoah County.

To see how the shape of Virginia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Shenandoah County: Frederick, Page, Rockingham, Warren & Hardy (WV).

Below are the counties that are near Red Banks. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Red Banks:

  • Shenandoah County     (The home county of Red Banks)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Banks, with the one closest to Red Banks listed first.
    • Edinburg
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Willow Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Willow Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
      • Willow Grove is located in Shenandoah County
    • Mount Jackson
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
      • Mount Jackson is located in Shenandoah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,144 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Jackson <2>
    • Rinkerton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rinkerton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinkerton
      • Rinkerton is located in Shenandoah County
    • Columbia Furnace
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Furnace
      • Columbia Furnace is located in Shenandoah County
    • Calvary
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Calvary. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
      • Calvary is located in Shenandoah County
    • Mount Clifton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Clifton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clifton
      • Mount Clifton is located in Shenandoah County
    • Woodstock
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jerome
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jerome. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
      • Jerome is located in Shenandoah County
    • Basye - Bryce Mountain
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Maurertown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • New Market
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Fauquier County
    • Petersburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
      • Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
  • Frederick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Banks, with the one closest to Red Banks listed first.
    • Middletown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
      • Middletown is located in Frederick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <2>
    • Mountain Falls
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mountain Falls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Falls
      • Mountain Falls is located in Frederick County
    • Tulip
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tulip. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
      • Tulip is located in Frederick County
    • Fawcett Gap
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fawcett Gap. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett Gap
      • Fawcett Gap is located in Frederick County
    • Lehew
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lehew. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
      • Lehew is located in Frederick County
    • Stephens City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stephens City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens City
      • Stephens City is located in Frederick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,106 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stephens City <2>
    • Rock Enon Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rock Enon Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Enon Springs
      • Rock Enon Springs is located in Frederick County
  • Greene County
    • Kinderhook
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
      • Kinderhook is located in Greene County
  • Harrisonburg City
    • Harrisonburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Banks, with the one closest to Red Banks listed first.
    • Peola Mills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
      • Peola Mills is located in Madison County
    • Syria
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Page County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Banks, with the one closest to Red Banks listed first.
    • Rileyville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Luray
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Leaksville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
      • Leaksville is located in Page County
    • Kimball
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kimball. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
      • Kimball is located in Page County
    • Stanley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
      • Stanley is located in Page County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,676 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <2>
    • Marksville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
      • Marksville is located in Page County
    • Shenandoah
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
      • Shenandoah is located in Page County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,334 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <2>
    • Verbena
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Verbena. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
      • Verbena is located in Page County
  • Rappahannock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Banks, with the one closest to Red Banks listed first.
    • Rediviva
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rediviva. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
      • Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
    • Sperryville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Chester Gap
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
      • Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
    • Washington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Reager
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Reager. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
      • Reager is located in Rappahannock County
    • Woodville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
    • Scrabble
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
      • Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
    • Slate Mills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
      • Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
  • Rockingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Banks, with the one closest to Red Banks listed first.
    • Plains Mill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains Mill
      • Plains Mill is located in Rockingham County
    • Timberville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Broadway
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cootes Store
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cootes Store
      • Cootes Store is located in Rockingham County
    • Mayland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayland
      • Mayland is located in Rockingham County
    • Turleytown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turleytown
      • Turleytown is located in Rockingham County
    • Daphna
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Daphna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daphna
      • Daphna is located in Rockingham County
    • Fulks Run
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulks Run
      • Fulks Run is located in Rockingham County
    • Cherry Grove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
      • Cherry Grove is located in Rockingham County
    • Lacey Spring
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Spring
      • Lacey Spring is located in Rockingham County
    • Edom
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edom
      • Edom is located in Rockingham County
    • Linville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
      • Linville is located in Rockingham County
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Banks, with the one closest to Red Banks listed first.
    • Overall
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overall
      • Overall is located in Warren County
    • Bentonville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Limeton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeton
      • Limeton is located in Warren County
    • Viscose City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viscose City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viscose City
      • Viscose City is located in Warren County
    • Royal Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
      • Royal Village is located in Warren County
    • Front Royal
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Reliance
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
      • Reliance is located in Warren County
    • Riverton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
      • Riverton is located in Warren County
    • Cedarville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedarville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
      • Cedarville is located in Warren County
    • Happy Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
      • Happy Creek is located in Warren County
    • Applewood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
      • Applewood is located in Warren County
    • Ashby
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ashby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
      • Ashby is located in Warren County
  • Grant County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Banks, with the one closest to Red Banks listed first.
    • Dorcas
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
      • Dorcas is located in Grant County (WV)
    • Seemly ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seemly have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seemly
      • Seemly is located in Grant County (WV)
  • Hampshire County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Banks, with the one closest to Red Banks listed first.
    • Yellow Spring
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Lehew
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lehew. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
      • Lehew is located in Hampshire County (WV)
    • Sedan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sedan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
      • Sedan is located in Hampshire County (WV)
  • Hardy County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Banks, with the one closest to Red Banks listed first.
    • Lost City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
      • Lost City is located in Hardy County (WV)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lost City <2>
    • Mathias
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Baker
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
      • Baker is located in Hardy County (WV)
    • Wardensville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Inkerman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Inkerman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkerman
      • Inkerman is located in Hardy County (WV)
    • Fort Run
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Run
      • Fort Run is located in Hardy County (WV)
    • Peru
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peru. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
      • Peru is located in Hardy County (WV)
    • Durgon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Durgon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgon
      • Durgon is located in Hardy County (WV)
    • Moorefield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Red Banks, see our County-by-County Page for Red Banks.

Cemeteries Near Red Banks ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Red Banks.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Red Banks covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Red Banks, with the one closest to Red Banks listed first.

  • Palmyra Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palmyra Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palmyra Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cedarwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Union Forge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Forge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Forge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Our Soldiers Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Our Soldiers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Our Soldiers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wakemans Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wakemans Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wakemans Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grace Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grace Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Jackson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Jackson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Heltsley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heltsley Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Heltsley Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Heltsley Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<6> to the northeast of Columbia Furnace.
  • Christ Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christ Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christ Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (261 more) ...
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Furnace Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Furnace Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Furnace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mt. Clifton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Clifton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Clifton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

While we didn't find Red Banks in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Red Banks.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Red Banks, with the one closest to Red Banks listed first.

  • Hawkinstown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawkinstown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinstown
    • Hawkinstown is located in Shenandoah County
  • Edinburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hamburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
    • Hamburg is located in Shenandoah County
  • Rinkerton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rinkerton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinkerton
    • Rinkerton is located in Shenandoah County
  • Mount Jackson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
    • Mount Jackson is located in Shenandoah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,144 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Jackson <2>
  • Willow Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Willow Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
    • Willow Grove is located in Shenandoah County
  • Columbia Furnace
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Furnace
    • Columbia Furnace is located in Shenandoah County
  • Calvary
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Calvary. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
    • Calvary is located in Shenandoah County
  • Mount Clifton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Clifton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clifton
    • Mount Clifton is located in Shenandoah County
  • Woodstock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Luke
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Luke have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Luke
    • Saint Luke is located in Shenandoah County
  • Forestville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forestville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
    • Forestville is located in Shenandoah County
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    • Quicksburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quicksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quicksburg
      • Quicksburg is located in Shenandoah County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quicksburg <2>
    • Jerome
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jerome. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
      • Jerome is located in Shenandoah County
    • Carmel
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
      • Carmel is located in Shenandoah County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Red Banks. See our List of 1890's Communities around Red Banks.

Newspapers Published in Red Banks ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Red Banks.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Red Banks, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Red Banks.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Red Banks:

The official website for Shenandoah County: www.co.shenandoah.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Red Banks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Red Banks) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Red Banks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7987, Longitude: -78.5958       In this case, the coordinates for Red Banks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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