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 in 1895, Francis had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Francis, with the one closest to Francis listed first.
- Little Elk
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ivarea
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ivarea is located in Erie County
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- Platea
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Platea is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Sterrettania
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sterrettania is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterrettania
- Borough of Fairview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Girard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Girard is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,897 people
- Lundys Lane
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lundys Lane is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundys Lane
- Lavery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lavery is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavery
- Avonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cross
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Albion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- McKean
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- McKean is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 366 people
- McKean has also been known as:
- Middleboro
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKean <2>
- Girard Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Girard Junction is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard Junction
- Thornton Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Thornton Junction is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton Junction
- Pont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pont is located in Erie County
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- McLane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- McLane is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLane
- East Springfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Swanville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Swanville is located in Erie County
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- North Springfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cherry Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Keepville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crossingville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Edinboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Millcreek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Millcreek is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Millcreek
- Pennside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Springfield
(10 miles [16.1 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 Francis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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