Do you know of Reading Junction ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Reading Junction. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Reading Junction.

We found mention of Reading Junction as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Reading Junction ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Reading Junction:

North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by RailfanDepot, 2020
(Available from Amazon.com)

The FIPS database contains an entry for Reading Junction.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 42/63640   (Place Name: Reading Junction)

County: Somerset     (FIPS State/County: 42/111)

Class: U8

Identifies a populated place (in this case, Reading Junction) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in  Somerset County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Somerset County.