Red Bank, Missouri
The Red Bank store
Red Bank (also spelled Redbank) is an unincorporated community in western Douglas County, Missouri.[1] Red Bank is located on Missouri State Route O at its junction with Route NN to the west. The community of Arden is to the north and Goodhope is to the south along Route O and Merritt lies to the southwest along Route T.[2]
History
A post office called Redbank was established in 1891, and remained in operation until 1898.[3] The community was named for the red soil near the original town site.[4]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Red Bank, Missouri
- ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 62-63, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- ↑ "Douglas County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
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Coordinates: 36°56′18″N 92°48′39″W / 36.93833°N 92.81083°W
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