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Nearest Communities to Franklin,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Franklin, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Franklin:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Franklin.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Franklin is located in Franklin County and is the County Seat.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Franklin County: Phillips (KS), Smith (KS), Harlan, Kearney, Phelps & Webster.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 46 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Franklin. Of these communities, 39 are located in counties other than Franklin County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Franklin (which is Franklin County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Franklin

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Franklin County   (where Franklin resides)
    • County Seat for Franklin:   Franklin
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Franklin   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Franklin.
      • Bloomington
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Macon
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
        • Macon is located in Franklin County
      • Naponee
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Riverton
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
        • Riverton is located in Franklin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverton <3>
      • 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)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
        • Campbell is located in Franklin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbell <3>
  • Adams County
  • Harlan County
    • County Seat for Harlan:   Alma
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Franklin   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Franklin.
      • Republican City
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Huntley
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
        • Huntley is located in Harlan County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
      • Alma
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
        • Alma is located in Harlan County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,116 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <3>
      • Ragan
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ragan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragan
        • Ragan is located in Harlan County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ragan <3>
      • Orleans
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orleans have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
        • Orleans is located in Harlan County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orleans <3>
      • Flynn Junction
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn Junction
        • Flynn Junction is located in Harlan County
  • Kearney County
    • County Website:   www.kearneycounty.ne.gov/
    • County Seat for Kearney:   Minden
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Franklin   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Franklin.
      • Wilcox
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilcox have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox
        • Wilcox is located in Kearney County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilcox <3>
      • Keene
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
        • Keene is located in Kearney County
      • Minden
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Norman
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Axtell
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Koller
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Koller have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koller
        • Koller is located in Kearney County
  • Phelps County
    • County Seat for Phelps:   Holdrege
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Franklin   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Franklin.
      • Sacramento
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sacramento have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacramento
        • Sacramento is located in Phelps County
      • Funk
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Funk have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk
        • Funk is located in Phelps County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Funk <3>
  • Webster County
    • County Website:   www.co.webster.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Webster:   Red Cloud
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Franklin   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Franklin.
      • Inavale
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Red Cloud
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Bladen
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Lester Junction
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lester Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Junction
        • Lester Junction is located in Webster County
      • Amboy
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
        • Amboy is located in Webster County
      • Cowles
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowles have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowles
        • Cowles is located in Webster County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
      • Pawnee Village
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pawnee Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee Village
        • Pawnee Village is located in Webster County
  • Phillips County
    • County Website:   www.phillipscounty.org/
    • County Seat for Phillips:   Phillipsburg (KS)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Franklin   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Franklin.
      • Agra
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agra
        • Agra is located in Phillips County (KS)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
      • Gretna
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gretna have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
        • Gretna is located in Phillips County (KS)
      • Woodruff
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodruff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
        • Woodruff is located in Phillips County (KS)
      • Kirwin
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirwin
        • Kirwin is located in Phillips County (KS)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirwin <3>
      • Phillipsburg
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phillipsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
        • Phillipsburg is located in Phillips County (KS)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,420 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phillipsburg <3>
  • Rawlins County
  • Smith County
    • County Seat for Smith:   Smith Center (KS)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Franklin   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Franklin.
      • Reamsville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reamsville
        • Reamsville is located in Smith County (KS)
      • Thornburg
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornburg
        • Thornburg is located in Smith County (KS)
      • Womer
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womer
        • Womer is located in Smith County (KS)
      • Cora
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cora have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
        • Cora is located in Smith County (KS)
      • Athol
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
        • Athol is located in Smith County (KS)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
      • Kensington
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensington
        • Kensington is located in Smith County (KS)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
      • Smith Center
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Bellaire
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellaire
        • Bellaire is located in Smith County (KS)
      • Lebanon
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Cedar
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
        • Cedar is located in Smith County (KS)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
      • Claudell
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claudell
        • Claudell is located in Smith County (KS)

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Franklin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Franklin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0967, Longitude: -98.9515       In this case, the coordinates for Franklin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.




 

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