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 Furnace had a population of 43 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Franklin Furnace, with the one closest to Franklin Furnace listed first.
- Grays Branch
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Grays Branch is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Branch
- Powellsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Powellsville is located in Scioto County
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- Haverhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Haverhill is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
- Haverhill Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Haverhill Station is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill Station
- Limeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Limeville is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeville
- Greenup
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wheelersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lynn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lynn is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Siloam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Siloam is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Wurtland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wurtland is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Frost
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Frost is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Sciotoville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sciotoville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotoville
- Hanging Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hanging Rock is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Lyra
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lyra is located in Scioto County
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- New Boston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Slocum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Slocum is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Slocum has also been known as:
- Slocums Station
- Wait
- Watt
- Royersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Royersville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royersville
- Pedro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pedro is located in Lawrence County
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- Lawrence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lawrence is located in Lawrence County
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- Portsmouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Argillite
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Vesuvius ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Vesuvius is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesuvius
- Bartles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bartles is located in Lawrence County
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- Dean ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dean is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
- Gephart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gephart is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gephart
- South Portsmouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Portsmouth is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portsmouth
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 Furnace, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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