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]
History edit
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 edit
- ^ 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 September 28, 2016.
- ^ "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.
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