Red Banks

History

The name of the community is derived from the color of the banks of the creek which flows past the south side of the settlement. In 1900, the community had a population of 79, two churches and a cotton gin. Red Banks is located on the BNSF Railway and was incorporated on March 14, 1899. Its post office first began operating in 1847.

Geography

Red Banks is in central Marshall County, northwest of Holly Springs, the county seat. Mississippi Highway 178 passes through the south side of the community, leading southeast to Holly Springs and northwest to Byhalia. Interstate 22 runs along the southern edge of the community, with access from Exit 21 (South Red Banks Road). I-22 leads southeast to Tupelo and northwest to the Memphis, Tennessee, area. Downtown Memphis is northwest of Red Banks. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Red Banks CDP has an area of , all land. The center of town sits on a low divide between north-flowing tributaries of the Coldwater River and south-facing slopes that lead to Red Banks Creek, which flows west to the Coldwater. The entire community lies within the Tallahatchie River watershed.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  449
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  430
• Tufted Titmouse

  Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  400
• Carolina Chickadee

  Poecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves
  310
• Carolina Wren

  Thryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  307
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  301
• Turkey Vulture

  Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  286
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  274

Largest nearby schools

• BYHALIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (K-4)
  Elementary · BYHALIA · 553 students · 14.2:1 ratio
• BYHALIA HIGH SCHOOL (9-12)
  High · BYHALIA · 479 students · 16:1 ratio
• BYHALIA MIDDLE SCHOOL (5-8)
  Middle · Byhalia · 444 students · 17.1:1 ratio
• H. W. BYERS HIGH SCHOOL (5-12)
  High · HOLLY SPRINGS · 389 students · 13:1 ratio
• HOLLY SPRINGS PRIMARY SCHOOL
  Elementary · HOLLY SPRINGS · 358 students · 13.8:1 ratio
• HOLLY SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL
  High · HOLLY SPRINGS · 301 students · 16.7:1 ratio
• HOLLY SPRINGS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
  Middle · HOLLY SPRINGS · 228 students · 13.4:1 ratio
• H. W. BYERS ELEMENTARY (K-4)
  Elementary · HOLLY SPRINGS · 214 students · 13.4:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 2.75 — 2024-11-16
  8 km W of Henning, Tennessee
• M 2.86 — 2023-10-11
  10 km W of Henning, Tennessee
• M 2.52 — 2022-12-24
  5 km ENE of Booneville, Mississippi
• M 2.54 — 2016-11-29
  10 km N of Garland, Tennessee
• M 2.52 — 2016-06-25
  2 km SSE of Jericho, Arkansas
• M 2.5 — 2015-12-28
  16 km ENE of Clarkedale, Arkansas