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 Franconia in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Franconia. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Franconia listed first.
- Dupont
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cascade
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cascade is also located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Huntstown ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Huntstown was located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntstown
- Hartsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hartsburg is also located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsburg
- Muntanna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Muntanna is also located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muntanna
- Continental
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Plumbs Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Plumbs Cross Roads was located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumbs Cross Roads
- Hector
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hector is also located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
- Douglas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Douglas is also located in Putnam County
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- Kalida
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kieferville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kieferville is also located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kieferville
- Wisterman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wisterman is also located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisterman
- Melrose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Melrose is located in Paulding County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Ottoville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Avis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Avis is also located in Putnam County
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- Rice
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rice is also located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
- North Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Creek is also located in Putnam County
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- Goodwin ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Goodwin was located in Paulding County
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- Wetsel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wetsel is located in Van Wert County
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- Fort Jennings
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Miller City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Charloe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Charloe is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charloe
- Grover Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Grover Hill is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Arthur
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Arthur is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Rushmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rushmore is also located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmore
- Rimer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rimer is also located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Glandorf
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Elm Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Elm Center is also located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Center
- Pleasant Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Bend is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Bend
- Hedges
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hedges is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedges
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 Franconia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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