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History · Reddington

Reddington’s post office opened in 1837, and 26% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1957 on.

1837first post office
0on the National Register
26%homes built before 1940
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How Reddington began

When was Reddington founded?

1837

The Reddington post office opened in 1837, the earliest record of the town by name.

189 years
Founding year: the first Reddington post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Reddington’s past

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How Reddington came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Reddington.

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Reddington was laid out in 1837. It took its name from Redding Township. A post office was established at Reddington in 1837, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1902.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Reddington on the map, 1957 to 1980

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

Reddington on the 1957 USGS mapReddington on the 1980 USGS map1957Azalia sheet · 1:24,000

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

Questions about Reddington’s history

What year was Reddington founded?

The Reddington post office opened in 1837, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 Wikipedia and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.