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Do you know of Francis ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Francis. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Francis.

We found mention of Francis as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Saint Clair County, Alabama.

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

Communities Also Named Francis ...

We found 23 communities that share the name Francis.

There is one other community in Alabama which is also named Francis.

Beyond Alabama, we know of another 22 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 22 communities, 22 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Alabama ...
    • Calhoun County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Francis [Calhoun County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Boone County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Francis [Boone County].
    • California
      • Trinity County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Francis [Trinity County].
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Francis [Hillsborough County].
      • Putnam County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Francis [Putnam County].
    • Illinois
      • Saline County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Francis [Saline County].
    • Kansas
      • Ness County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Francis [Ness County].
    • Michigan
      • Montmorency County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Francis [Montmorency County].
    • Mississippi
      • Bolivar County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Francis [Bolivar County].
    • Missouri
      • Audrain County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Francis [Audrain County].
      • Pulaski County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Francis [Pulaski County].
    • Montana
      • Gallatin County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Francis [Gallatin County].
    • Nebraska
      • Wheeler County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Francis [Wheeler County].
    • Nevada
      • Washoe County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Francis [Washoe County].
    • New Mexico
      • Eddy County
      • Please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Francis [Eddy County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Pontotoc County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Francis [Pontotoc County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Erie County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Francis [Erie County].
    • Saskatchewan
      • Please visit our profile page for the Saskatchewan community of Francis.
    • Texas
      • Orange County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Francis [Orange County].
    • Utah
      • Summit County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Francis [Summit County].
    • West Virginia
      • Harrison County
      • Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Francis [Harrison County].
      • Raleigh County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Francis [Raleigh County].
    • Wyoming
      • Weston County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Francis [Weston County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Francis ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Francis:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Francis - Services available: had a Railroad Station, Express Office, no Post Office mentioned

More Orphans in  Saint Clair County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Saint Clair County.

AllulaKelly's Creek
 Kinley
Beaver Valley 
BennettsvilleLondon
 Low Gap
Canterbery 
Coosa ValleyMcCoy
CorneliaMount Niles
Cottage HillMurrays Chapel
Crystal Lake 
 Oldtown
Day 
 Partlow
FerryvillePine Forest
 Pinkney
GreensportPleasant Hill
 Proctor
Hamilton 
HelmsSingleton
 Slate
InmanSteel's Depot
  
JulienTaylorsburg
 Trout Creek

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Francis could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.









 

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