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>
While we didn't find Franklin in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Franklin. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Franklin listed first.
- Arma
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arma
- Arma is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,412 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arma <2>
- Englevale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Yale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Yale is located in Crawford County
- Mulberry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mulberry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Mulberry is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mulberry <2>
- Frontenac
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontenac
- Frontenac is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,392 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frontenac <2>
- Cornell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
- Cornell is located in Crawford County
- Lone Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Midway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Coalvale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalvale
- Coalvale is located in Crawford County
- Mindenmines
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mindenmines have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindenmines
- Mindenmines is located in Barton County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mindenmines <2>
- Girard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Girard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
- Girard is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,656 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Girard <2>
- Cato
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Beulah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Beulah is located in Crawford County
- Dry Wood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Wood
- Dry Wood is located in Crawford County
- Arcadia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Arcadia is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Farlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farlington
- Farlington is located in Crawford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farlington <2>
- Chicopee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Liberal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Fleming
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Pawnee Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee Station
- Pawnee Station is located in Bourbon County
- Opolis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opolis
- Opolis is located in Crawford County
- Hannon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Brazilton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazilton
- Brazilton is located in Crawford County
- Cherokee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
- Cherokee is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherokee <2>
- Garland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Garland is located in Bourbon County
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Crawford County: www.crawfordcountykansas.org/
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |