Redwing is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 in central Cheyenne Township

Cheyenne Township, Barton County, Kansas

Cheyenne Township is a township in Barton County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 238.-Geography:Cheyenne Township covers an area of and contains no incorporated settlements. The unincorporated community of Redwing lies in the center of the township...

, Barton County

Barton County, Kansas

Barton County is a county located in Western Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 27,674. Its county seat and most populous city is Great Bend. The county is named in honor of Clara Barton, responsible for the founding of the American Red Cross...

, Kansas

Kansas

Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

, in the central part of the state]]. Located at 38°31′19"N 98°39′52"W (38.5219557, -98.6645233), it lies at an elevation of 1811 feet (552 m). Redwing sits 1.5 miles (2.4 km) northwest of the northern edge of the Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area

Cheyenne Bottoms

Cheyenne Bottoms is one of 29 places in the United States on the List of Ramsar wetlands of international importance. It is located east of US Highway 281, midway between Hoisington and Great Bend in Kansas....

, 6.0 miles (9.7 km) east of the city of Hoisington

Hoisington, Kansas

Hoisington is a city in Barton County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 2,706.-History:In 1886, a group of Barton County businessmen formed the Central Kansas Town Company and founded the town of Hoisington to attract the Kansas and Colorado Railroad to the...

, and 7.0 miles (11 km) west of the city of Claflin

Claflin, Kansas

Claflin is a city in Barton County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 645.-Geography:Claflin is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 705...

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There was a grain elevator

Grain elevator

A grain elevator is a tower containing a bucket elevator, which scoops up, elevates, and then uses gravity to deposit grain in a silo or other storage facility...

and tavern in years past. A post office was once operated at Redwing, but it has since closed.