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 Franklin had a population of 4,831 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Franklin had a population of 34,711 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Franklin, with the one closest to Franklin listed first.
- Unionville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Unionville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- City Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- City Mills is located in Norfolk County
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- Sheldonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wrentham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Medway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- North Bellingham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Bellingham is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bellingham
- Bellingham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- South Bellingham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Bellingham is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bellingham
- West Wrentham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Wrentham is located in Norfolk County
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- Norfolk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rockville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Caryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Caryville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caryville
- Pondville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Highland Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Lake is located in Norfolk County
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- South Milford
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East Blackstone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Diamond Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Diamond Hill is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Hill
- Plainville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Plainville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,280 people
- West Foxboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West Foxboro is located in Norfolk County
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- Millis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Millis is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,519 people
- Braggville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Braggville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggville
- Hamlet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arnold Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Metcalf
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- North Attleboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Attleboro is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Attleboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,470 people
- Foxborough
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Foxboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- South Walpole
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- South Walpole is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Walpole
- Milford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hopedale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hopedale is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,934 people
- Mendon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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. |