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 in 1895, Readsboro Falls had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Readsboro Falls, with the one closest to Readsboro Falls listed first.
- Heartwellville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Heartwellville is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartwellville
- Readsboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stamford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Monroe is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Wilmington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Searsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Searsburg is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsburg
- Jacksonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Whitingham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Woodford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Briggsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Briggsville is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
- Hoosac Tunnel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hoosac Tunnel is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosac Tunnel
- Rowe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rowe is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
- North Adams
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Adams is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Adams
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,737 people
- Florida
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Florida is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- Zoar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Zoar is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- North Heath
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Heath is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Heath
- West Halifax
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Somerset
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Somerset is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Blackinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blackinton is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackinton
- Greylock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greylock is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greylock
- Dell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dell is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
- Heath
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Heath is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
- Halifax
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Halifax is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- West Dover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Dover is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dover
- Zylonite
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zylonite is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zylonite
- Dover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bennington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pownal Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pownal Center is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal Center
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 Readsboro Falls, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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