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 Readus in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Readus. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Readus listed first.
- Edinburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Calvary
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary is located in Shenandoah County
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- Columbia Furnace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Columbia Furnace is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Furnace
- Willow Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Willow Grove is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Saint Luke
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Saint Luke is located in Shenandoah County
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- Hamburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hamburg is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Woodstock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hawkinstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hawkinstown is located in Shenandoah County
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- Alonzaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Alonzaville is located in Shenandoah County
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- Mount Jackson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Saumsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saumsville is located in Shenandoah County
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- Jerome
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jerome is located in Shenandoah County
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- Rinkerton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rinkerton is located in Shenandoah County
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- Carmel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Carmel is located in Shenandoah County
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- Maurertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Van Buren Furnace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Van Buren Furnace is located in Shenandoah County
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- Rockland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rockland is located in Hardy County (WV)
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- Mount Clifton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Clifton is located in Shenandoah County
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- Perry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Perry is located in Hardy County (WV)
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- Harrisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisville is located in Shenandoah County
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- Seven Fountains
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Seven Fountains is located in Shenandoah County
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- Toms Brook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Zepp
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Zepp is located in Shenandoah County
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- Orkney Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Forestville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Forestville is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Quicksburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rileyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Compton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Compton is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Dilbeck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dilbeck is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilbeck
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 Readus, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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