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 Readsboro had a population of 425 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Readsboro, with the one closest to Readsboro listed first.
- Readsboro Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Readsboro Falls is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readsboro Falls
- Monroe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Heartwellville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Heartwellville is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartwellville
- Rowe
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stamford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jacksonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Whitingham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Briggsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Briggsville is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
- Florida
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hoosac Tunnel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hoosac Tunnel is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosac Tunnel
- North Heath
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Zoar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Zoar is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Searsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Searsburg is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsburg
- Dell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Halifax
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Adams
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Heath
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Charlemont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Halifax
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Woodford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greylock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zylonite
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Adamsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Adamsville is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Blackinton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blackinton is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackinton
- Renfrew
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Savoy Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Grove is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Marlboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Dover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Somerset
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Somerset is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
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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