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Welcome to Readburn ...

Readburn is located in Delaware County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Readburn, you might consider that their post office opened in 1896.

Readburn is 1,150 feet [351 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Websites for Readburn ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.delawarecounty.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Readburn, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Readburn ...

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

  • Walton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Deposit
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Hancock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Starrucca
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Peakville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Peakville is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peakville
  • Cadosia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cadosia is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadosia
  • Shinhopple
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Chiloway
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Chiloway is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiloway
  • Gregorytown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Gregorytown is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregorytown
  • Corbett
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Corbett is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbett

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Readburn ...

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

Adding Readburn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Readburn 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 Readburn was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Readburn post office opened in 1896. The Readburn post office closed in 1922.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Readburn.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Delaware, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Readburn - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/