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 Junction in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Franklin Junction. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Franklin Junction listed first.
- Ashley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wilkes-Barre
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sugar Notch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Notch is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Notch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
- Larksville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kingston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Plymouth Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Plymouth Junction is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth Junction
- Plymouth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Askam
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Askam is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askam
- Warrior Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Warrior Run is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior Run
- Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
- Solomon Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Solomon Gap is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solomon Gap
- Fairview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Mountain Top
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Laurel Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gregory
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gregory is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Hanover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hanover is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Penobscot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Penobscot is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penobscot
- Parsons
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Parsons is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
- Miners Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Miners Mills is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Mills
- Plains
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Port Bowkley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Port Bowkley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Bowkley
- Forty Fort
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Forty Fort is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Fort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,025 people
- Luzerne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Nanticoke
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Trucksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Trucksville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trucksville
- Glen Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Summit is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Summit
- Hudson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hudson is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Plainsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Plainsville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainsville
- West Nanticoke
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Nanticoke is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Nanticoke
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 Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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