Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Franklin had a population of 578 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Franklin had a population of 591 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Franklin, with the one closest to Franklin listed first.
- Waverly
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pisgah
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Maxwell ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Maxwell is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Orleans
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Orleans is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Rohrer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rohrer is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrer
- Alexander
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Arnold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Arnold is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Woodson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Scottville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Modesto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- New Berlin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Murrayville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lowder
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Loami
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bates
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bates is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Berlin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Berlin is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Jacksonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Athensville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Athensville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athensville
- Sinclair
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sinclair is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair
- Palmyra
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pasfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pasfield is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasfield
- Manchester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Auburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Curran
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Curran is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curran
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Prentice
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Prentice is located in Morgan County
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- Lynnville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lynnville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Jordanville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jordanville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordanville
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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