Red Bank, Missouri

Redbank (also spelled Red Bank) is an unincorporated community in western Douglas County, Missouri, United States.[1] Redbank 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]

The Red Bank store, a former Conoco gas station.

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
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Red Bank, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 62-63, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  4. "Douglas County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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