Readsville, Missouri
Readsville is an unincorporated community in southeastern Callaway County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is located along Missouri Route D approximately six miles north of Portland and the Missouri River and seven miles south of Williamsburg and I-70. The community of Yucatan is three miles north along Route D.[2]
History[]
Readsville was settled in 1856 by John A. Read, for whom it was named.[3] A post office was established at Readsville in 1856, and remained in operation until 1954.[4]
References[]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Readsville, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p.38 ISBN 0899332242
- ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 268.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
Coordinates: 38°48′16″N 91°43′09″W / 38.80444°N 91.71917°W
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Callaway County, Missouri
- Jefferson City metropolitan area
- Unincorporated communities in Missouri
- Central Missouri geography stubs