Welcome to Readington ...

Readington is located in Hunterdon County<1>.

The location of Readington has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Readington, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Readington is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Readington lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Readington is within the boundaries of the (908) area code.

Websites for Readington ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.hunterdon-chamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Readington, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Readington ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Readington.

• New Brunswick
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brunswick
  • New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 people
• Plainfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
  • Plainfield is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
• Lambertville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambertville
  • Lambertville is located in Hunterdon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,790 people
• Clinton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Hunterdon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,675 people
• New Hope
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
  • New Hope is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Hope <4>
• Woodfern
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfern
  • Woodfern is located in Somerset County
• Allerton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allerton
  • Allerton is located in Hunterdon County
• Flemington
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flemington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
  • Flemington is located in Hunterdon County
• Reaville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reaville
  • Reaville is located in Hunterdon County
• Cherryville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
  • Cherryville is located in Hunterdon County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Readington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Readington.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Readington. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Readington.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Readington. See our Newspapers Page for Readington.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Readington ...

Looking for more information about Readington? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Readington, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Readington.

Adding Readington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Readington in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Readington was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Readington in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Readington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Readington. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Hunterdon County: www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/