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 Readsville had a population of 65 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Readsville, with the one closest to Readsville listed first.
- Reform
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Reform is located in Callaway County
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- Toledo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Toledo is located in Callaway County
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- Portland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bluffton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bluffton is located in Montgomery County
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- Americus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Americus is located in Montgomery County
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- Chamois
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mineola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mineola is located in Montgomery County
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- Morrison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Starkenburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Starkenburg is located in Montgomery County
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- Calwood ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Calwood is located in Callaway County
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- Hams Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hams Prairie is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hams Prairie
- Gasconade
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gasconade is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasconade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Rhineland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Big Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Big Spring is located in Montgomery County
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- Danville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bachelor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bachelor is located in Callaway County
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- Stolpe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stolpe is located in Gasconade County
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- Shamrock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Shamrock is located in Callaway County
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- Fredericksburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fredericksburg is located in Gasconade County
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- Callaway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Callaway is located in Callaway County
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- Aud
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Aud is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aud
- McCredie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- McCredie is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCredie
- Hord ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hord is located in Callaway County
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- Isbell ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Isbell is located in Osage County
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- Hermann
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Florence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery City
(16 miles [25.7 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 Readsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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