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 556 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Franklin had a population of 899 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Franklin, with the one closest to Franklin listed first.
- Bloomington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Macon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Macon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Naponee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Riverton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Reamsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Reamsville is located in Smith County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reamsville
- Republican City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Womer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Womer is located in Smith County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womer
- Inavale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Upland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hildreth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Campbell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Huntley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Huntley is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Cora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cora is located in Smith County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
- Wilcox
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Alma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Athol
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Athol is located in Smith County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Red Cloud
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Keene
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Keene is located in Kearney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
- Kensington
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Kensington is located in Smith County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- Smith Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ragan
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Agra
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Agra is located in Phillips County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agra
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Bladen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bellaire
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bellaire is located in Smith County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellaire
- Woodruff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Woodruff is located in Phillips County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
- Gretna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gretna is located in Phillips County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
- Orleans
(26 miles [41.8 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. |
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