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>
While we didn't find Franklin in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Franklin. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Franklin listed first.
- Merrifield
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dunn Loring
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Vienna
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ash Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ash Grove is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Grove
- Oakton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lewinsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lewinsville is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewinsville
- Fairfax
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kenmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kenmore is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenmore
- Annandale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Langley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Langley is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Cropley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cropley is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropley
- Vale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Vale is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Pender
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pender is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pender
- Ravensworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ravensworth is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravensworth
- Great Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Great Falls is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Falls
- Sideburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sideburn is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideburn
- Burke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Great Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lincolnia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lincolnia is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnia
- Baileys Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Springvale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Springvale is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Cabin John
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfax Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Potomac
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dranesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dranesville is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dranesville
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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