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.

• Tabor
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Tabor is also located in Morris County
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• Denville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Denville is also located in Morris County
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• Dover
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Dover is also located in Morris County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,619 people
• Littleton
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Littleton is also located in Morris County
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• Mount Hope
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Hope is also located in Morris County
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• Mount Freedom
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Freedom is also located in Morris County
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• Parsippany
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Parsippany is also located in Morris County
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• Hibernia
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hibernia is also located in Morris County
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• Mine Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Mine Hill is also located in Morris County
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• Morristown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Morristown is also located in Morris County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,229 people
  • Morristown has also been known as:
  • New Hanover
  • West Hanover
• Whippany
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Whippany is also located in Morris County
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• Boonton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Boonton is also located in Morris County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,878 people
• Kenvil
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Kenvil is also located in Morris County
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• Ironia
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ironia is also located in Morris County
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• Brookside
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Brookside is also located in Morris County
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• Troy Hills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Troy Hills is also located in Morris County
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• Montville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Montville is also located in Morris County
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• Lake Hopatcong
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake Hopatcong is also located in Morris County
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• Succasunna
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Succasunna is also located in Morris County
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• New Vernon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • New Vernon is also located in Morris County
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• Hanover
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hanover is also located in Morris County
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• Hanover Neck
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Hanover Neck is also located in Morris County
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• Pine Brook
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Pine Brook is also located in Morris County
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• Marcella
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Marcella is also located in Morris County
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• Green Lake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Green Lake is also located in Morris County
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• Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Landing is also located in Morris County
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