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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)
    • Vaughan is located in Vanderburgh County
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  • Cypress
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Cypress is located in Vanderburgh County
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  • Geneva
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Geneva is located in Henderson County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
  • Saint Philip
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Saint Philip is located in Posey County
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  • Belknap
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Belknap is located in Vanderburgh County
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  • Caborn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Caborn is located in Posey County
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  • Henderson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Henderson is located in Henderson County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,974 people
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  • Lippe
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Lippe is located in Posey County
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  • Weaverton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Weaverton is located in Henderson County (KY)
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  • Kasson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Kasson is located in Vanderburgh County
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  • Bufkin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bufkin is located in Posey County
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  • Parkers Settlement
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Parkers Settlement is located in Posey County
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  • Corydon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Corydon is located in Henderson County (KY)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 685 people
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  • Rankin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Rankin is located in Henderson County (KY)
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  • Evansville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Vernon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Hitesville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hitesville is located in Union County (KY)
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  • Farmersville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Farmersville is located in Posey County
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  • Blairsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Blairsville is located in Posey County
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  • Jonesburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jonesburg is located in Henderson County (KY)
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  • Hepburn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hepburn is located in Posey County
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  • Oliver
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Oliver is located in Posey County
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  • Erwin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Erwin is located in Posey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
  • Hovey
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Hovey is located in Posey County
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  • Waverly
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Cairo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Cairo is located in Henderson County (KY)
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  • Anthoston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Anthoston is located in Henderson County (KY)
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  • Zion
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Zion is located in Henderson County (KY)
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  • Baskett
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Baskett is located in Henderson County (KY)
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  • Springfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Springfield is located in Posey County
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  • Solitude
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • 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.
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