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 58,661 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Reading had a population of 88,217 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Reading, with the one closest to Reading listed first.
- Millmont
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Shillington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Grill is located in Berks County
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- Ridgewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgewood is located in Berks County
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- Neversink
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Neversink is located in Berks County
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- Seyfert
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Seyfert is located in Berks County
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- Stony Creek Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stony Creek Mills is located in Berks County
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- Bernharts
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bernharts is located in Berks County
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- Laureldale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Muhlenberg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Muhlenberg is located in Berks County
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- Gibraltar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonwald
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Frush Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Frush Valley is located in Berks County
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- Temple
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tuckerton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cacoosing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cacoosing is located in Berks County
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- Sinking Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Angelica
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Leinbachs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Leinbachs is located in Berks County
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- Ontelaunee
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gouglersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gouglersville is located in Berks County
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- Rickenbach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Stonersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Limekiln
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Basket
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Basket is located in Berks County
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- Berkley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Berkley is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
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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