Places - Franklin LAGenWeb

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1911 map courtesy of My Genealogy Hound, where the larger, original map is available

Map courtesy of University of Louisiana, where the larger, original map is available

Baskin, a village in the northern part of Franklin parish, is a station on the New Orleans & Northwestern R. R. about 6 miles north of Winnsboro, the parish seat. It has a money order post office, an express office, and is a trading center for a considerable district.

Baskinton, a post-hamlet in the northwestern part of Franklin parish, is a station on the Mangham & Northeastern R. R., about 12 miles north of Winnsboro, the parish seat.

Betty, a post-hamlet in the southeastern part of Franklin parish, is situated on Bayou Macon, about 6 miles east of Gilbert, the nearest railroad town.

Chase, a post-hamlet and station in the central part of Franklin parish, is on the New Orleans & Northwestern R. R., about 3 miles south of Winnsboro, the parish seat.

Como, a post-village of Franklin parish, is situated in the eastern part, about 2 miles east of Cordill, the nearest railroad station, and 8 miles southeast of Winnsboro, the parish seat. It has a money order post office and some retail trade. The population in 1900 was 45.

Crowville, a money order post office in the northeastern part of Franklin parish, is on the St. Louis. Iron Mountain & Southern R. R., about 9 miles northeast of Winnsboro, the parish seat, and in 1900 reported a population of 70.

Dunham, a post-hamlet in the northern part of Franklin parish, is near the northern boundary, about 5 miles northwest of Pickrum, the nearest railroad station. Its population in 1900 was less than 20.

Extension, a post-hamlet in the southwestern part of Franklin parish, is about 8 miles west of Elam, the nearest railroad station.

Gilbert, a village in the southern part of Franklin parish, is situated at the junction of the New Orleans & Northwestern and the St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern railroads, about 7 miles south of Winnsboro, the parish seat. It has a money order post office, express office, telegraph station and telephone facilities, and in 1900 had a population of 100.

Hollygrove, a post-hamlet of Franklin parish, is situated on a confluent of the Black river about 15 miles south of Winnsboro, the parish seat, and 2 miles west of Peck, the nearest railroad station.

Lamar, a village and station in the northeastern part of Franklin parish, is on the St. Louis, Iron .Mountain & Southern R. R., about 10 miles southwest of Delhi and 12 miles northeast of Winnsboro, the parish seat. It has a money order post office, is the trading center for a considerable district, and in 1900 reported a population of 46.

Mangham, a village in the southeastern part of Richland parish, is situated at the junction of the Mangham & Northeastern and the New Orleans & Northwestern railroads, about 10 miles south of Rayville. It is a trading center for a large district in eastern part of Richland and the western part of Franklin parish, has a bank, a money order post office, express office and telegraph offices, and in 1900 had a population of 110.

Mason, a post office of Franklin parish, is about a mile cast of Big creek and 12 miles southwest of Winnsboro, the parish seat and nearest railroad town.

Oakley, a post-hamlet of Franklin parish, is situated on Bayou Macon, which forms the southern boundary of the parish, 3 miles southeast of Wisner, the nearest railroad station.

Winnsboro, the capital of Franklin parish, is situated in the central part on the line of the New Orleans & Northwestern R. R. The town was laid out on land owned by John W. Willis, soon after the parish was created in 1843, and the first courthouse, a one-story frame building, was completed in 1847. According to the census of 1900 the population of Winnsboro was 300, but Young's Louisiana Directory estimated it at 1,000 in 1908. The first newspaper was established in the town in 1860. Winnsboro has a bank, express and telegraph offices, a money order post office, some manufactures, general stores, etc. The public school system is good, and the churches and professions are well represented.

Wisner, a village in the southeastern part of Franklin parish, is situated on the New Orleans & Northwestern R. R., 14 miles southeast of Winnsboro, the parish seat. It has an international money order post office, telegraph and express offices, and is the shipping and trading town for a considerable district in the southeastern part of the parish.

Initial list extracted 2020 Nov 13 by Norma Hass from Louisiana; comprising sketches of counties, towns, events, institutions, and persons, edited by Alcee Fortier, published in 1909, volumes 1 & 2.