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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Franklin Corners (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Franklin Corners. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Franklin Corners ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Franklin Corners: Franklin Cors.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Franklin Corners. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Franklin Corners.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Franklin Corners is located in Whiteside County.

To see how the shape of Illinois' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Whiteside County: Clinton (IA), Bureau, Carroll, Henry, Lee, Ogle & Rock Island.

Below are the counties that are near Franklin Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Franklin Corners:

  • Whiteside County     (The home county of Franklin Corners)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Franklin Corners, with the one closest to Franklin Corners listed first.
    • White Pigeon
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • White Pigeon is located in Whiteside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pigeon
    • Malvern
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Malvern is located in Whiteside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
    • Coleta
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Spring Valley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Spring Valley is located in Whiteside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Morrison
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Union Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Union Grove is located in Whiteside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
    • Galt
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Penrose
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Penrose is located in Whiteside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penrose
    • Lyndon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Fulton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Fulton is located in Whiteside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,285 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <1>
    • East Clinton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • East Clinton is located in Whiteside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Clinton
    • Fenton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bureau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Franklin Corners, with the one closest to Franklin Corners listed first.
    • Yorktown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Yorktown is located in Bureau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
    • New Bedford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Walnut
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Franklin Corners, with the one closest to Franklin Corners listed first.
    • Fair Haven
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Fair Haven is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
    • Ideal
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Ideal is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ideal
    • Chadwick
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Milledgeville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Argo Fay
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Argo Fay is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo Fay
    • Daggett ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Daggett is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
    • South Elkhorn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • South Elkhorn is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Elkhorn
    • Hitt
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Hitt is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitt
    • Thomson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Hazelhurst
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Hazelhurst is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelhurst
    • Elkhorn Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Elkhorn Grove is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn Grove
    • Hickory Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Hickory Grove is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
  • Henry County
    • Hooppole
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Jo Daviess County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Franklin Corners, with the one closest to Franklin Corners listed first.
    • Pleasant Valley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Pleasant Valley is located in Jo Daviess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
    • Stockton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Hanover
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Franklin Corners, with the one closest to Franklin Corners listed first.
    • Prairieville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Prairieville is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
    • Nelson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Dixon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Harmon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Eldena
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Nachusa
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Amboy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Ogle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Franklin Corners, with the one closest to Franklin Corners listed first.
    • Brookville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Brookville is located in Ogle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
    • Buffalo Grove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Buffalo Grove is located in Ogle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Grove
    • Polo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Woosung
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Haldane
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Haldane is located in Ogle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haldane
    • Harper
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Harper is located in Ogle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
    • Maryland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Maryland is located in Ogle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland
    • Forreston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Baileyville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Morris
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Adeline
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Adeline is located in Ogle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adeline
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
    • Leaf River
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rock Island County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Franklin Corners, with the one closest to Franklin Corners listed first.
    • Hillsdale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cordova
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Joslin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Joslin is located in Rock Island County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joslin
    • Port Byron
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Stephenson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Franklin Corners, with the one closest to Franklin Corners listed first.
    • Loran
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Loran is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loran
    • Pearl City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Bolton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Bolton is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
    • Florence
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Florence is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Yellow Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Yellow Creek is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
    • Kent
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Eleroy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Freeport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Salem
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Salem is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • German Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Clinton County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Franklin Corners, with the one closest to Franklin Corners listed first.
    • Elk River Junction
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Elk River Junction is located in Clinton County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk River Junction
    • Clinton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Clinton is located in Clinton County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,039 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <1>
    • Andover
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Andover is located in Clinton County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
    • Teeds Grove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Teeds Grove is located in Clinton County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teeds Grove
    • Sixmile
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Sixmile is located in Clinton County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
    • Camanche
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Camanche is located in Clinton County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camanche
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,368 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camanche <1>
    • Bryant
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Bryant is located in Clinton County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
    • Tenmile
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Tenmile is located in Clinton County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile
    • Elvira
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Elvira is located in Clinton County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvira
    • Shaffton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Shaffton is located in Clinton County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaffton
    • Goose Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Goose Lake is located in Clinton County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
    • Low Moor
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Jackson County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Franklin Corners, with the one closest to Franklin Corners listed first.
    • Sabula
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Sabula is located in Jackson County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabula
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sabula <1>
    • Miles
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Miles is located in Jackson County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miles <1>
    • Green Island
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Green Island is located in Jackson County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Island
    • Van Buren
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Van Buren is located in Jackson County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
    • Preston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Preston is located in Jackson County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 941 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <1>
    • Spragueville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Scott County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Franklin Corners, with the one closest to Franklin Corners listed first.
    • Princeton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • McCausland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • McCausland is located in Scott County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCausland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Franklin Corners, see our County-by-County Page for Franklin Corners.

Cemeteries Near Franklin Corners ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Franklin Corners.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Franklin Corners - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Franklin Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Franklin Corners, with the one closest to Franklin Corners listed first.

  • Zook Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Fairhaven Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven Cemetery
    • The Fairhaven Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Fairhaven Twp. Cemetery
  • Center Clyde Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Clyde Methodist Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cemeter Genessee Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Malvern Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Colcord Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Spring Valley Presbyterian Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Minnonite Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Heaton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hazel Green Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Black Oak Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (268 more) ...
    • Hickory Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Peugh Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

While we didn't find Franklin Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Franklin Corners.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Franklin Corners, with the one closest to Franklin Corners listed first.

  • White Pigeon
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • White Pigeon is located in Whiteside County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pigeon
  • Fair Haven
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Fair Haven is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
  • Ustick
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ustick is located in Whiteside County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ustick
  • Malvern
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Malvern is located in Whiteside County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
  • Coleta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Ideal
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ideal is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ideal
  • Chadwick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Morrison
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Milledgeville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Union Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Union Grove is located in Whiteside County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
  • Daggett ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Daggett is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
  • Round Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Round Grove is located in Whiteside County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Grove
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Emerson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Emerson is located in Whiteside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
    • Hitt
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Hitt is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitt
    • Thomson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Franklin Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Franklin Corners.

Newspapers Published in Franklin Corners ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Franklin Corners.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Franklin Corners, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Franklin Corners.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Franklin Corners:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Franklin Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<4>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 Franklin Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.