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 284 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Franklin had a population of 465 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Franklin, with the one closest to Franklin listed first.
- Morton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gilfillan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gilfillan is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilfillan
- Morgan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Morgan is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
- Fairfax
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Beaver Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Falls is located in Renville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Falls
- North Redwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Evan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bechyn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bechyn is located in Renville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bechyn
- Bird Island
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hector
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Delhi
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Olivia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cobden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cobden is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Sleepy Eye
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gibbon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Essig
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Springfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Leavenworth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Iberia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Belview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Belview is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Stewart
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Stewart is located in McLeod County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Renville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sanborn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Ulm
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Winthrop
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
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. |
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