Readsboro, VT

Readsboro is the primary village and a census-designated place in Readsboro, Bennington County, Vermont, United States. The 2020 census counted 297, residents. The community is in southeastern Bennington County, in the southeastern part of Readsboro, mainly on the west side of the Deerfield River, a south-flowing tributary of the Connecticut River. Vermont Route 100 passes through the village, leading northwest 5 miles to Vermont Route 8 at Heartwellville and east 8 miles to Vermont Route 112 at Jacksonville. Taken together, these details give a newcomer a usable picture of Readsboro, where its history, geography, and current gathering places meet. For Readsboro, the memorable detail is the way older history and current gathering places share one local map. Bennington, the county seat, is 24 miles to the northwest via Routes 100, 8, and 9.