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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Franklin (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Franklin. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Franklin ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Franklin.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Franklin. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Franklin and those printed in the larger area surrounding Franklin.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 18 miles [29 km]<1> of Franklin.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Franklin:

Cemeteries Near Franklin ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Franklin.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Franklin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Franklin, with the one closest to Franklin listed first.

  • Franklin Municipal Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Franklin Municipal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Franklin Municipal Cemetery
  • Poplar Spring Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Poplar Spring Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Poplar Springs Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poplar Spring Cemetery
  • Poplar Spring Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Park
  • Southampton Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • White Oak Spring Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the White Oak Spring Baptist Church Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Oak Spring Baptist Church Cemetery
  • Gillette Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Beaver Dam Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Wester - Davis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Wester - Davis Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wester - Davis Cemetery
  • McClenny Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the McClenny Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McClenny Cemetery
  • Brett Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Brett Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brett Cemetery
  • Barham Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (123 more) ...
    • Raiford Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Courtland Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Bristown Family Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Bristown Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bristown Family Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Franklin had a population of 875 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Franklin had a population of 7,833 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Franklin, with the one closest to Franklin listed first.

  • Lees Mill
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lees Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Mill
    • Lees Mill is located in Isle of Wight County
  • Isaac
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isaac have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaac
    • Isaac is located in Southampton County
  • Delaware
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delaware have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
    • Delaware is located in Southampton County
  • South Quay
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Quay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Quay
    • South Quay is located in Suffolk City
  • Elwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
    • Elwood is located in Suffolk City
  • Carrsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
    • Carrsville is located in Isle of Wight County
  • Handsom
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handsom
    • Handsom is located in Southampton County
  • Cleopus
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleopus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleopus
    • Cleopus is located in Suffolk City
  • Holland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
    • Holland is located in Suffolk City
  • Courtland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Riddicksville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riddicksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddicksville
    • Riddicksville is located in Hertford County (NC)
  • Dort
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dort
    • Dort is located in Gates County (NC)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Vicksville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vicksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksville
      • Vicksville is located in Southampton County
    • Newsoms
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsoms
      • Newsoms is located in Southampton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
    • Berlin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
      • Berlin is located in Southampton County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Franklin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Franklin.

The official website for Franklin: www.ci.franklin.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Franklin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Franklin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6748, Longitude: -76.9254    
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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