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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>

While we didn't find Readburn in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Readburn. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Readburn listed first.

  • East Branch
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Fishs Eddy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Harvard
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Harvard is also located in Delaware County
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  • Peakville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Peakville is also located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peakville
  • Cadosia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cadosia is also located in Delaware County
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  • Apex
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Apex is also located in Delaware County
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  • Rock Rift
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Rock Rift is also located in Delaware County
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  • Hancock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hancock is also located in Delaware County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
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  • Goulds
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Goulds is also located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goulds
  • Chiloway
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Chiloway is also located in Delaware County
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  • Beerston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Beerston is also located in Delaware County
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  • Horton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Horton is also located in Delaware County
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  • Winterdale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Winterdale is located in Wayne County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterdale
  • Autumn Leaves
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Autumn Leaves is located in Wayne County (PA)
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  • Rock Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Rock Valley is also located in Delaware County
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  • Starlight
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lordville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Lordville is also located in Delaware County
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  • Acidalia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Acidalia is located in Sullivan County
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  • Cooks Falls
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cooks Falls is also located in Delaware County
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  • Butternut Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Butternut Grove is also located in Delaware County
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  • Downsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Equinunk
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Long Eddy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Colchester
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Colchester is also located in Delaware County
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  • Walton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Walton is also located in Delaware County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,776 people
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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 Readburn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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