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>
While we didn't find Franklin in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Franklin. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Franklin listed first.
- Mount Airy
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- White Plains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- White Plains is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Pine Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pine Ridge is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Cana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ash Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ash Hill is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Hill
- Ararat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dobson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Round Peak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Round Peak is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Peak
- Lambsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Copeland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Copeland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Westfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pilot Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carters Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Ladonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ladonia is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladonia
- Fancy Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Drenn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Drenn is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
- Gladesboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gladesboro is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
- Low Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Siloam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Siloam is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Rusk ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rusk is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Crutchfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Crutchfield is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crutchfield
- Rockford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rockford is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Pinnacle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Francisco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Francisco is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Nester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Nester is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester
- Pipers Gap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
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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