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 Furnace in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Franklin Furnace. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Franklin Furnace listed first.
- Edenville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Edenville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
- Freestone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Freestone is located in Franklin County
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- Saint Thomas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Keefers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Keefers is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefers
- Metal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Metal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metal
- Richmond Furnace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Richmond Furnace is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Furnace
- Fort Loudon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Markes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Markes is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markes
- Rockdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rockdale is located in Franklin County
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- Dickey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dickey is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- Mercersburg Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mercersburg Junction is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercersburg Junction
- Lemasters
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Williamson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Williamson is located in Franklin County
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- Housum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Housum is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Housum
- Fannettsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Guilford Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Guilford Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford Springs
- Chambersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Knobsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Knobsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobsville
- McConnellsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Decorum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Decorum is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decorum
- Marion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marion is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Burnt Cabins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burnt Cabins is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Cabins
- Upper Strasburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Strasburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Strasburg
- Mercersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Upton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Upton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- Kauffman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kauffman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kauffman
- Pleasant Hall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hall is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hall
- Willow Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fort Littleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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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