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 West Franklin had a population of 94 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from West Franklin, with the one closest to West Franklin listed first.
- Vaughan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Cypress
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Geneva
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Saint Philip
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Philip have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Philip
- Saint Philip is located in Posey County
- Belknap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Caborn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caborn
- Caborn is located in Posey County
- Henderson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Henderson is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,974 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <3>
- Lippe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Weaverton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Kasson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Kasson is located in Vanderburgh County
- Bufkin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Parkers Settlement
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkers Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Settlement
- Parkers Settlement is located in Posey County
- Corydon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corydon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon
- Corydon is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 685 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corydon <3>
- Rankin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Evansville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Evansville is located in Vanderburgh County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 118,407 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evansville <3>
- Mount Vernon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Mount Vernon is located in Posey County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,426 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <3>
- Hitesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitesville
- Hitesville is located in Union County (KY)
- Farmersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
- Farmersville is located in Posey County
- Blairsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Blairsville is located in Posey County
- Jonesburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Hepburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Oliver
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Erwin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Hovey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Waverly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Waverly is located in Union County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <3>
- Cairo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Anthoston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Zion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Baskett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Springfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Springfield is located in Posey County
- Solitude
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Solitude is located in Posey County
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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 West Franklin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |