Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Franklin came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Franklin in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Franklin. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Franklin data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Franklin:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Franklin was listed as Franklin Courthouse.

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2004
(Available from Amazon.com)

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

Franklin was listed as Franklin Courthouse.

U.S. Post Offices (1803)
Printed by order of the Post Master General

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers

Franklin was listed as Franklin Courthouse.

Rand McNally Map of Tennessee (1888)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Shell Oil Road Map for Tennessee (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

We found Franklin in these Censuses: 2010-2000. See our Census Page for Franklin for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Franklin. See our Misc Page for Franklin for more information.

Railroad Mentions of Franklin:

Franklin was mentioned in the following schedule:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)