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.
- Independence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Independence is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Lazearville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lazearville is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazearville
- Wellsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bethany
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mingo Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Georges Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Georges Run is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Run
- Brilliant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brilliant is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
- Pattersons Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pattersons Mill is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattersons Mill
- Middle Ferry ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Middle Ferry is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ferry
- Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Ferry is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Ferry
- Salt Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Salt Run is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Run
- Beech Bottom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Bottom is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Bottom
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Dunsfort
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dunsfort is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunsfort
- West Middletown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Middletown is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Eldersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eldersville is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldersville
- Colliers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Colliers is located in Brooke County
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- Gould
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gould is located in Jefferson County (OH)
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- Rush Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rush Run is located in Jefferson County (OH)
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- West Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cross Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Creek is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- Hanlin Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hanlin Station is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin Station
- New Alexandria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Alexandria is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexandria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Potomac
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Potomac is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac
- Steubenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Warrenton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Warrenton is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Short Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Short Creek is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Shannon ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shannon is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- Woodrow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Woodrow is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodrow
- Dinsmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dinsmore is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsmore
- Alikanna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alikanna is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alikanna
- Paris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Paris is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Fernwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fernwood is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood
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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