Reading, Missouri

{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Missouri, United States}}

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Reading is an extinct town in Pike County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.{{GNIS|741188|name=Reading}}

A post office called Reading was established in 1868, and remained in operation until 1901.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Pike | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=7 December 2016}} The community has the name of William Reading, a pioneer settler.{{cite web | url =http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_pike.html | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070919/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_pike.html | archivedate = June 24, 2016 | url-status = live | title=Pike County Place Names, 1928–1945 | publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri| accessdate= December 7, 2016}}