Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Franklin (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Franklin. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Franklin is located in Crawford County.
To see how the shape of Kansas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Crawford County: Bourbon, Cherokee, Labette, Neosho, Barton (MO), Jasper (MO) & Vernon (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Franklin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Franklin:
- Crawford County (The home county of Franklin)
- The following are listed by their distance from Franklin, 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 <1>
- Edison
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- Edison is located in Crawford County
- Breezy Hill ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Breezy Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Hill
- Breezy Hill is located in Crawford County
- Fox Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Town
- Fox Town is located in Crawford County
- Ringo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringo
- Ringo is located in Crawford County
- Curranville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curranville
- Curranville is located in Crawford County
- Englevale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - 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.<3> 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 <1>
- Capaldo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capaldo
- Capaldo is located in Crawford County
- Frontenac
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frontenac have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- 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 <1>
- Yale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Yale is located in Crawford County
- Gross
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Cornell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
- Cornell is located in Crawford County
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Franklin, with the one closest to Franklin listed first.
- Savonburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest) - Elsmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bourbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Franklin, with the one closest to Franklin listed first.
- 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
- Garland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Garland is located in Bourbon County
- Godfrey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Hiattville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hiattville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiattville
- Hiattville is located in Bourbon County
- Ronald
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Fort Scott
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Scott
- Fort Scott is located in Bourbon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,648 people
- Fort Scott has also been known as:
- Fort Scott City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Scott <1>
- Bell Town ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north) - Marmaton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north) - Porterville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porterville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Porterville is located in Bourbon County
- Redfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest) - Uniontown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest) - Devon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devon
- Devon is located in Bourbon County
- Hammond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Hammond is located in Bourbon County
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Franklin, with the one closest to Franklin listed first.
- Barrett ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Coal Valley ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Coal Valley is located in Cherokee County
- Dutch Hollow ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutch Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hollow
- Dutch Hollow is located in Cherokee County
- Weir
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Scammon
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scammon
- Scammon is located in Cherokee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 440 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scammon <1>
- Roseland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Stone City ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
- Stone City is located in Cherokee County
- Carona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carona
- Carona is located in Cherokee County
- Monte Carlo ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monte Carlo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Carlo
- Monte Carlo is located in Cherokee County
- Mackie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south) - Skidmore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south) - East Mineral ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Mineral have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mineral
- East Mineral is located in Cherokee County
- Mayer ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Labette County
- Strauss
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strauss
- Strauss is located in Labette County
- Strauss
- Neosho County
- The following are listed by their distance from Franklin, with the one closest to Franklin listed first.
- Saint Paul
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Paul have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Saint Paul is located in Neosho County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Paul <1>
- Stark
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest) - Erie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Erie is located in Neosho County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <1>
- Barton County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Franklin, with the one closest to Franklin listed first.
- Burgess
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - 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.<3> 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 <1>
- Liberal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Nashville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Nashville is located in Barton County (MO)
- Oakton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakton
- Oakton is located in Barton County (MO)
- Lamar Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamar Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar Heights
- Lamar Heights is located in Barton County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Lamar
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
- Lamar is located in Barton County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,233 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <1>
- Kenoma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenoma
- Kenoma is located in Barton County (MO)
- Bushnell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Bushnell is located in Barton County (MO)
- Milford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jasper County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Franklin, with the one closest to Franklin listed first.
- Opolis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opolis
- Opolis is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Asbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asbury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Asbury is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Asbury <1>
- Medoc
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Waco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south) - Neck City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast) - Purcell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purcell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell
- Purcell is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purcell <1>
- Smithfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Smithfield is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Alba
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast) - Jasper
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Jasper is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <1>
- Carl Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carl Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl Junction
- Carl Junction is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,430 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carl Junction <1>
- Dupont ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) - Klondike
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Klondike is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Oronogo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oronogo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronogo
- Oronogo is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,666 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oronogo <1>
- Vernon County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Franklin, with the one closest to Franklin listed first.
- Bronaugh
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronaugh
- Bronaugh is located in Vernon County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Moundville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moundville
- Moundville is located in Vernon County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moundville <1>
- Deerfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast) - Sheldon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
- Sheldon is located in Vernon County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheldon <1>
- Richards
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north) - Milo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast) - Nevada
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Nevada is located in Vernon County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,196 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nevada <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Franklin, see our County-by-County Page for Franklin.
Newspapers Published in Franklin ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 86 newspapers that have been published in the area around Franklin.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Franklin, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Franklin.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Franklin:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Kansas Historical Society
- Pages specific to Crawford County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bourbon County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Cherokee County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Labette County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Neosho County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Barton County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jasper County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Vernon County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Allen County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kansas
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Kansas
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Kansas
- Cemeteries of Crawford County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Kansas
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Kansas
- Cemeteries of Crawford County
Cemeteries Near Franklin ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Franklin.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Franklin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Franklin, with the one closest to Franklin listed first.
- Garden of Memories
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- The Garden of Memories has also been known as:
- Garden of Memories Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garden of Memories
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92519 <5>
- Shirley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shirley Cemetery
- Lone Star Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Star Cemetery
- Smilie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smilie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smilie Cemetery
- Union Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Center Cemetery
- Englevale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Englevale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Englevale Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Frontenac Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frontenac Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frontenac Cemetery
- Yale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yale Cemetery
- Rosebank Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- The Rosebank Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mulberry Cemetery
- Rose Bank Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosebank Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93543 <5>
- McGonigle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGonigle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGonigle Cemetery
- Dietz Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dietz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dietz Cemetery
- Continue List (206 more) ...
- Mindenmines Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mindenmines Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mindenmines Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Sheffield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Sheffield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Sheffield Cemetery
- Girard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Girard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Girard Cemetery
- Mindenmines Cemetery
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>
While we didn't find Franklin in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Franklin.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Franklin, 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 <1>
- Englevale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Frontenac
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frontenac have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- 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 <1>
- 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.<3> 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 <1>
- 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.<3> 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 <1>
- 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.<3> 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 <1>
- Cato
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Continue List (13 more) ...
- 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
- Beulah
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Franklin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Franklin.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Franklin. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Crawford County: www.crawfordcountykansas.org/
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Franklin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Franklin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5264, Longitude: -94.7058 In this case, the coordinates for Franklin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | 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. |