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Welcome to Redlawn ...

Redlawn is located in Mecklenburg County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Redlawn, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

Redlawn is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Redlawn lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Redlawn: 434

Communities Also Named Redlawn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Redlawn - it's located in Texas.

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

Communities near Redlawn ...

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

  • South Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Chase City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Clarksville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Norlina
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Norlina is located in Warren County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norlina
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,040 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norlina <3>
  • Warrenton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • La Crosse
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Boydton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Brodnax
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Middleburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Macon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Macon is located in Warren County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macon <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Redlawn ...

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

Adding Redlawn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Redlawn 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 (so far) for Redlawn was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Redlawn post office opened in 1902. The Redlawn post office closed in 1951.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Redlawn.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Mecklenburg, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Redlawn - 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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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