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 Hill in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Franklin Hill. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Franklin Hill listed first.

• Wausau
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Wausau is located in Marathon County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,511 people
• Wausau Junction
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Wausau Junction is located in Marathon County
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• Schofield
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Schofield is located in Marathon County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,153 people
• Nutterville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Nutterville is located in Marathon County
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• Callon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Callon is located in Marathon County
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• Taegesville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Taegesville is located in Marathon County
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• Stettin ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Stettin is located in Marathon County
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• Naugart
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Naugart is located in Marathon County
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• Mosinee
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Mosinee is located in Marathon County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,195 people
• Emmerich
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Emmerich is located in Marathon County
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• Hatley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Hatley is located in Marathon County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
• Rib Falls
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Rib Falls is located in Marathon County
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• Merrill
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Merrill is located in Lincoln County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,990 people
• Hogarty
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Hogarty is located in Marathon County
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• Hamburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Hamburg is located in Marathon County
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• Halder
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Halder is located in Marathon County
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• Pike Lake
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pike Lake is located in Marathon County
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• Knowlton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Knowlton is located in Marathon County
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• Bevent
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bevent is located in Marathon County
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• Norrie
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Norrie is located in Marathon County
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• Poniatowski
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Poniatowski is located in Marathon County
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• Dancy
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Dancy is located in Marathon County
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• Eland
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Eland is located in Shawano County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
• Birnamwood
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Birnamwood is located in Shawano County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
• Aniwa
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Aniwa is located in Shawano County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people