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 Franktown had a population of 205 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Franktown, with the one closest to Franktown listed first.
- Nassawadox
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Birdsnest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Marionville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Marionville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marionville
- Bridgetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgetown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Hadlock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hadlock is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadlock
- Wardtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wardtown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardtown
- Jamesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jamesville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
- Exmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shadyside
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Shadyside is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
- Machipongo
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Davis Wharf
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Davis Wharf is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Wharf
- Belle Haven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Craddockville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Craddockville is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craddockville
- Eastville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mappsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mappsburg is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mappsburg
- Painter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nandua
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Nandua is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nandua
- Broadwater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Broadwater is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadwater
- Trower
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trower is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trower
- Keller
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pungoteague
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cherrystone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cherrystone is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrystone
- Wachapreague
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Mount
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Mount is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Mount
- Melfa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Franktown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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