Welcome to Red Banks ...

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.

Red Banks would have been located within present day Shenandoah County<2>.

The location of Red Banks has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Red Banks, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1840.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Red Banks is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Red Banks was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Red Banks would have been located in the (540) area code.

Communities Also Named Red Banks ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Red Banks - they are located in Mississippi, North Carolina and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Red Banks ...

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

• Strasburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
  • Strasburg is located in Shenandoah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <5>
• Woodstock
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
  • Woodstock is located in Shenandoah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,293 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock <5>
• Luray
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
  • Luray is located in Page County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luray <5>
• Broadway
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway
  • Broadway is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,995 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadway <5>
• Timberville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberville
  • Timberville is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timberville <5>
• New Market
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
  • New Market is located in Shenandoah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Market <5>
• 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.<3> 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 <5>
• 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.<3> 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 <5>
• Toms Brook
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Brook
  • Toms Brook is located in Shenandoah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toms Brook <5>
• Wardensville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardensville
  • Wardensville is located in Hardy County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wardensville <5>

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

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

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

Adding Red Banks to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Red Banks in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Red Banks was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Red Banks post office opened in 1840.

We also found Red Banks in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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