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 3,781 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Franklin had a population of 25,866 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Franklin, with the one closest to Franklin listed first.
- Amity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Urmeyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Needham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bud
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bud is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bud
- Trafalgar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bargersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Providence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bengal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bengal is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengal
- Samaria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nineveh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stones Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kinder
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kinder is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder
- Greenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Marietta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Marietta is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Boggstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rocklane
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rocklane is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklane
- Edinburgh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Auburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Banta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Banta is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banta
- Chetwynd
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Chetwynd is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chetwynd
- Smithland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Smithland is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithland
- Spearsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Southport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fairland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- London
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brookfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Acton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Waverly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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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