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Welcome to Fransonia ...So far, we found very little information about Fransonia. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1> We've added Fransonia to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fransonia, please Contact Us. Fransonia would have been located within present day Richland County<2>. The location of Fransonia has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3> While we don't have a date for the founding of Fransonia, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1881. While the community is gone, the present day location for Fransonia is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: The area where Fransonia was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel east from Fransonia (for example, toward Vincennes (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT). If Fransonia still existed, it would have been in the (618) area code. Communities near Fransonia ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fransonia.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Fransonia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fransonia. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fransonia. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fransonia. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fransonia. See our Newspapers Page for Fransonia. Adding Fransonia to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Fransonia in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Fransonia was on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881). For more details, see References and Mentions for Fransonia. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov Footnotes ...
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