Welcome to Mount Read ...

Mount Read is located in Monroe County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mount Read, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1860.

A typical abbreviation for Mount Read: Mt. Read

Mount Read is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Mount Read lies within the (585) area code.

Communities near Mount Read ...

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

• Rochester
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
  • Rochester is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 205,225 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester <4>
• Brockport
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockport
  • Brockport is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,868 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brockport <4>
• East Rochester
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Rochester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
  • East Rochester is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,458 people
• Hilton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton
  • Hilton is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,750 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hilton <4>
• Webster
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
  • Webster is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webster <4>
• Fairport
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
  • Fairport is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairport <4>
• Spencerport
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencerport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerport
  • Spencerport is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,634 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencerport <4>
• Churchville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
  • Churchville is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,118 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Churchville <4>
• Scottsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
  • Scottsville is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsville <4>
• Holley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holley
  • Holley is located in Orleans County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,662 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holley <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Read ...

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

Adding Mount Read to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Mount Read post office opened in 1860.

We also found Mount Read in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mount Read.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Monroe County: www.monroecounty.gov/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/