| Red Springs | town in N Robeson County. Alt. 204. Inc. 1896 but settled much earlier. At the site of former Flora MacDonald College there, Vardell Hall, a school for girls, was est. in 1964 and operated for 10 years. The town was named for the color of spring and well water there, which was red because of iron oxides. Known first as Dora but changed to Red Springs in 1885. Formerly a popular health resort. Produces textiles, fertilizer, and lumber products. |
| Red Springs Township | NW Robeson County. |
| Red Store Crossroads | community in W Duplin County. |
| Red Town | See Deep Run. |
| Redallia | community in S Pitt County. |
| Redbank Branch | rises in W Haywood County and flows NW into Richland Creek. |
| Redbank Creek | rises in N Forsyth County and flows NE into S Stokes County, where it enters Town Fork Creek. Called Oldfield Creek on the Collet map, 1770, and on subsequent maps through the Kerr map, 1882. Apparently, the soil survey map of 1913 was the first to use the present name. A Redbanks Church near the creek has been in existence since 1859. |
| Redbank Creek | rises in N Stokes County and flows S into Dan River. |
| Redbanks | community in W Robeson County. Alt. 179. Pembroke Farms there est. 1938 by the Farm Security Administration as a cooperative under a 99-year lease. Descendants of several members of the cooperative still operate the farms there. Redbanks is named for the relatively high clay banks of nearby Lumber River. |
| Redbud Creek | rises in NE Franklin County and flows E into Nash County, where it enters Sandy Creek. Formerly known as Redbud Swamp. |