Jump to content

Red Banks, North Carolina

Coordinates: 34°42′11″N 79°15′03″W / 34.70306°N 79.25083°W / 34.70306; -79.25083
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Red Banks, North Carolina
Red Banks, North Carolina is located in North Carolina
Red Banks, North Carolina
Red Banks, North Carolina
Red Banks, North Carolina is located in the United States
Red Banks, North Carolina
Red Banks, North Carolina
Coordinates: 34°42′11″N 79°15′03″W / 34.70306°N 79.25083°W / 34.70306; -79.25083
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyRobeson
Elevation
177 ft (54 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area codes910, 472
GNIS feature ID1022186[1]

Red Banks is an unincorporated community located in Robeson County, North Carolina, United States.[1]

The community played a major role in North Carolina during the rehabilitation period after the Great Depression, with the establishment of the Red Banks Mutual Association in the early 1930's. [2]

Today, the community is home to mainly Native American families.

Notes

[edit]
  1. ^ a b "Red Banks, North Carolina". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Anonymous (May 12, 2022). "Lumbee kinship, community, and the success of the Red Banks Mutual Association". Digital Scholarship and Initiatives. Retrieved December 15, 2023.