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History · Redcrest

Redcrest’s post office opened in 1965

Most of Redcrest was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1959. Below: maps from 1921 on.

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Quick answers

How Redcrest began

When was Redcrest founded?

1965

The Redcrest post office opened in 1965, the earliest record of the town by name. Two smaller post offices, Englewood (1880) and Englevale (1893), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

2020 census: 6161 years
Founding year: the first Redcrest post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Redcrest’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Redcrest are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Redcrest, and 1 old place names are still on the map.On the map since 19214 editions of the USGS map, 1921 to 1969. Watch Redcrest change.Old housesHalf of Redcrest’s homes were built before 1959.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Redcrest’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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Places that used to be

Lost post offices and old corners

Redcrest’s post office has been open since 1965. Two other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

Englewood
1880–1891
Englevale
1893–1894
Redcrest
1965–today
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Hamlets and corners on the map
Englewood

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

On the map

Redcrest on the map, 1921 to 1969

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Redcrest. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Redcrest on the 1921 USGS mapRedcrest on the 1949 USGS mapRedcrest on the 1951 USGS mapRedcrest on the 1969 USGS map1921Dyerville sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Redcrest.

The story so far

Redcrest, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Redcrest yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Redcrest is a census-designated place in Humboldt County, California, United States. It is located 5.5 miles (8.9 km) north of Weott, at an elevation of 377 feet (115 m). The population was 61 at the 2020 census. The Redcrest post office was established in 1965. The greater Redcrest area includes the Holmes flat, Englewood and Larabee areas. Redcrest is located along the Avenue of the Giants. The ZIP Code is 95569. The community is inside area code 707.

Its first post office opened in 1965. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 89 to 61 (-31%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Redcrest, 1880 to 1965

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1880Post officeThe Englewood post office opens
  3. 1891Post officeThe Englewood post office closes
  4. 1893Post officeThe Englevale post office opens
  5. 1894Post officeThe Englevale post office closes
  6. 20th century
  7. 1921On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  8. 1965Post officeThe Redcrest post office opens
By decade

Redcrest, decade by decade

Today1 recent
Redcrest, California2021Redcrest, California
Famous people

Famous people close to Redcrest

Nobody well known was born in Redcrest itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Sara BareillesAmerican recording artist; pop rock singer-song… · b. 1979
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Mike PattonAmerican singer · b. 1968
Steve CochranAmerican actor · b. 1917
Trevor DunnAmerican bassist · b. 1968
Frank FergusonAmerican actor · b. 1899
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Kevin StillAmerican rower · b. 1960

Questions about Redcrest’s history

What year was Redcrest founded?

The Redcrest post office opened in 1965, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.