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 Franklinton had a population of 97 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Franklinton had a population of 3,647 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Franklinton, with the one closest to Franklinton listed first.
- Zona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Zona is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Mount Hermon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sunny Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bailey is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Popeville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Smithburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lees Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sun
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <2>
- Arcola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Arcola is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Roseland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Osyka
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tangipahoa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Amite City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Kentwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Chinquapin
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Chinquapin is located in Pearl River County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin
- Chatawa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Independence
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Covington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Holmesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Tickfaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Talisheek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pickwick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pickwick is located in Marion County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick
- Magnolia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Cottage
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Cottage is located in Marion County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Cottage
- Hammond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Katie ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Katie is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katie
- Fernwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fernwood is located in Pike County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood
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 Franklinton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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