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 in 1895, Franconia had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Franconia, with the one closest to Franconia listed first.
- Lincolnia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lincolnia is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnia
- Springfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Newington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vernon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Baileys Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Annandale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ravensworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ravensworth is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravensworth
- Accotink
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Accotink is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accotink
- Alexandria
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lorton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Merrifield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Washington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dunn Loring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sideburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sideburn is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideburn
- Occoquan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Friendly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Friendly is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Fairfax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfax Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Agnewville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Agnewville is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnewville
- Woodbridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lewinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lewinsville is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewinsville
- Accokeek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Piscataway ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Piscataway is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piscataway
- Vienna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oakton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Franconia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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