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Place Description
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.

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.

Redbug

community in central Columbus County.

Redcross

community in N Randolph County.

Reddick Branch

See Reddix Branch.

Reddick's Creek

rises in S Guilford County. Gold mine operated by John Lowder was on its banks ca. 1820.