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 City had a population of 128 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Franklin City, with the one closest to Franklin City listed first.
- Greenbackville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sinnickson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sinnickson is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinnickson
- Stockton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Welbourne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Welbourne is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welbourne
- Horntown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Girdletree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Girdletree is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdletree
- Boxiron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Boxiron is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxiron
- Goodwill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Goodwill is located in Worcester County (MD)
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- New Church
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wattsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wattsville is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Scarboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Scarboro is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Atlantic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pocomoke City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pocomoke City is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocomoke City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,095 people
- Former names for Pocomoke City:
- New Town
- Stevens Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocomoke City <2>
- Horsey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Horsey is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsey
- Temperanceville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Corbin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Corbin is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Snow Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Spence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Spence is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence
- Cedartown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cedartown is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartown
- Costen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Costen is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costen
- Hallwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hallwood is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Whiteburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteburg is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteburg
- Wesley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wesley is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Messongo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Messongo is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messongo
- Mappsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rehobeth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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 City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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