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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 Franconia had a population of 252 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Franconia, with the one closest to Franconia listed first.
- Shafer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Croix Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Taylors Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nye
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nye is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nye
- Center City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lindstrom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- East Farmington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- East Farmington is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Farmington
- Scandia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Otisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Almelund
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chisago City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kost
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kost is located in Chisago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kost
- Wolf Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wolf Creek is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Deronda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Balsam Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Balsam Lake is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 978 people
- Star Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Star Prairie is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Little Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Little Falls is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
- Volga ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sunrise
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sunrise is located in Chisago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Cushing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cushing is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
- Stacy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wyoming
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Forest Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Island
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Island is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Island
- Somerset
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Amery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- West Denmark
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Denmark is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Denmark
- North Branch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Franconia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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