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Welcome to Read ...

Read is located in Delta County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Read, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

Read is 5,000 feet [1,524 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Read is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Read lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Read: 970 & 748<3>

Communities Also Named Read ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Read - they are located in Iowa, Ontario, Utah and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Read.

Communities near Read ...

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

  • Delta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Orchard City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Orchard City is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,242 people
  • Cedaredge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Olathe
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Hotchkiss
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Eckert
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • North Delta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • North Delta is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Delta
  • Roubideau
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Roubideau is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roubideau
  • Lazear
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Escalante
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Escalante is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escalante

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 Read. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Read.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Read. 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 Read.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Read ...

Looking for more information about Read? 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 Read, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Read.

Adding Read to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Read 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 (so far) for Read was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Read post office opened in 1898. The Read post office closed in 1934.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Read.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Delta, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Read - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 970 code has been Overlayed with the 748 area code. New phone numbers in the Read area will be assigned with one of these codes: 970 or 748. As a result, placing a call in the Read area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/