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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 had a population of 12 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2014, Franklin had a population of 333 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Franklin, with the one closest to Franklin listed first.

  • Orland ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Orland is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orland
  • Chester
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Brant Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Brant Lake is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant Lake
  • Madison
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Wentworth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Montrose
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Colman
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Lyons
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Prairie Queen ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Prairie Queen is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Queen
  • Winfred
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Humboldt
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Ramona
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Baltic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Baltic is located in Minnehaha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,201 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltic <2>
  • Dell Rapids
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Salem
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Hartford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Sioux Falls Junction
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Sioux Falls Junction is located in Moody County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Falls Junction
    • Estimated population in 2014: 119 people
  • Trent
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Canova
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Egan
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Canistota
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Sinai
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Sinai is located in Brookings County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinai
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sinai <2>
  • Howard
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Ellis
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ellis is located in Minnehaha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
  • Flandreau
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)

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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