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 583 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Franklinton had a population of 2,312 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Franklinton, with the one closest to Franklinton listed first.
- Pocomoke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pocomoke is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocomoke
- Youngsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Katesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Grissom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Grissom is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grissom
- Wilton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Royal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Royal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Louisburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Letha ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Letha is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letha
- Bobbitt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kittrell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- New Light
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wake Forest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Forestville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ingleside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Energy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tar River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Watkins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Watkins is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Wyatt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rolesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Moulton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Moulton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- Epsom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Epsom is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epsom
- Clay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Creedmoor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mapleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gillburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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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