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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 Readsboro in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Readsboro. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Readsboro listed first.

  • Readsboro Falls
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Readsboro Falls is located in Bennington County
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  • Heartwellville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] 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)
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    • 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
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  • Briggsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Briggsville is located in Berkshire County (MA)
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  • 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)
  • Hoosac Tunnel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Hoosac Tunnel is located in Berkshire County (MA)
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  • Rowe
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Rowe is located in Franklin County (MA)
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    • 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)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,737 people
  • Florida
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Florida is located in Berkshire County (MA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
  • North Heath
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • North Heath is located in Franklin County (MA)
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  • Zoar
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Zoar is located in Franklin County (MA)
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  • 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
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  • Blackinton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Blackinton is located in Berkshire County (MA)
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  • Greylock
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Greylock is located in Berkshire County (MA)
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  • Dell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dell is located in Franklin County (MA)
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  • Heath
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Heath is located in Franklin County (MA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
  • Halifax
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Halifax is located in Windham County
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  • West Dover
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • West Dover is located in Windham County
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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 Readsboro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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