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 in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Franklin. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Franklin listed first.
- Lewisville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lewisville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Kemblesville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kemblesville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemblesville
- Fair Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fair Hill is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Hill
- Appleton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Appleton is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Strickersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Strickersville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickersville
- New London
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- New London is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Chesterville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chesterville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
- Hickory Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hickory Hill is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Elk Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Elk Mills is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mills
- Kelton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kelton is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelton
- Cowentown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cowentown is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowentown
- Thompson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Thompson is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Landenberg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lombard
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lombard is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombard
- Jennersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jennersville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennersville
- Pleasant Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Cherry Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cherry Hill is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Barksdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Barksdale is located in Cecil County (MD)
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- Elkview
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Elkview is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkview
- West Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Leeds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Leeds is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Childs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Childs is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Singerly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Singerly is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singerly
- Bank ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bank is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bank
- Newark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newark is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <2>
- Baker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Baker is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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