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 Ben Franklin had a population of 183 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ben Franklin, with the one closest to Ben Franklin listed first.
- Pecan Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Noble
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Noble is located in Lamar County
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- Roxton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dial
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dial is located in Fannin County
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- Cooper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Joy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Joy is located in Delta County
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- Petty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gough
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gough is located in Delta County
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- High
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- High is located in Lamar County
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- Ladonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Prattville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Prattville is located in Delta County
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- Lake Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Atlas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Atlas is located in Lamar County
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- Ambia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ambia is located in Lamar County
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- Brookston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Honey Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Needmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Needmore is located in Delta County
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- Broadway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Broadway is located in Lamar County
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- Jardin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jardin is located in Hunt County
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- Glory
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Glory is located in Lamar County
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- Charleston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Charleston is located in Delta County
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- Windom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Peerless
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Peerless is located in Hopkins County
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- Addran
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Addran is located in Hopkins County
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- Biardstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Biardstown is located in Lamar County
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- Maxey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Maxey is located in Lamar County
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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 Ben Franklin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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