Red Bay, Alabama
Red Bay is a city in Franklin County, Alabama, United States. It was founded in 1907; its western boundary line is integral with the state line between Mississippi and Alabama. The population was 3,232 at the 2020 census. The town's name comes from the area's red clay soil and the many redbay trees (Persea borbonia) in this area of north Alabama.
Red Bay
United States
Municipality
Charlene Fancher
9.84 sq mi (25.49 km2)
9.75 sq mi (25.26 km2)
0.09 sq mi (0.24 km2)
643 ft (196 m)
3,232
331.42/sq mi (127.97/km2)
UTC-5 (CDT)
01-63576
0155213
Geography[edit]
Red Bay is located in western Franklin County at 34°26′24″N 88°8′18″W / 34.44000°N 88.13833°W (34.439898, -88.138208).[4] The western border of the city is the Mississippi state line. It is situated on the Tennessee Valley Divide, with the northern half of the city draining north to Bear Creek, a tributary of the Tennessee River, and the southern half draining south to Gum Creek, a tributary of the Tombigbee River.
Alabama State Route 24 is a four-lane highway that passes south of the city center, leading east 25 miles (40 km) to Russellville and west 2 miles (3 km) to the Mississippi line. Tremont, Mississippi, is 18 miles (29 km) to the southwest.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.8 square miles (25.5 km2), of which 9.7 square miles (25.2 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km2), or 1.01%, is water.[5]