Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Reading had a population of 222 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Reading had a population of 225 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Reading, with the one closest to Reading listed first.
- Arvonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Arvonia is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arvonia
- Barclay
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Barclay is located in Osage County
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- Lang
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lang is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lang
- Lang has also been known as:
- Hortonville
- Miller
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Miller is located in Lyon County
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- Lebo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Neosho Rapids
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Neosho Rapids is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho Rapids
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Osage City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Olivet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Olivet is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Admire
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Emporia Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Emporia Junction is located in Lyon County
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- Peterton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Peterton is located in Osage County
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- Emporia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hartford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Allen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Allen is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Wilmington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wilmington is located in Wabaunsee County
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- Lyndon Station
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lyndon Station is located in Osage County
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- Americus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Melvern
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Melvern is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvern
- Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
- Melvern has also been known as:
- Melvin
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- Burlingame
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Burlingame is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Former name for Burlingame:
- American Settlement
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlingame <2>
- Harveyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Harveyville is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Ottumwa
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ottumwa is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottumwa
- Bushong
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bushong is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
- Halls Summit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Halls Summit is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Summit
- Waverly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vassar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Reading, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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