Franklin County, Pa., Churches and Schools

This map of Franklin County, Pennsylvania, shows the density of churches and schools in the county. The circles indicate a 1 mile radius around each institution. No residence in Franklin County was more than 3 miles from a school and 5.5 miles from a church.

The map is derived from a D. H. Davison map of Franklin County, published in 1858. The Davison map has been georeferenced at the Virginia Center for Digital History, using ESRI Arc Info to produce a Geographic Information Systems map and database of households.

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Edward L. Ayers and William G. Thomas, III
Franklin County, Pa., Churches and Schools
2001

"Franklin was slightly more churched than Augusta. Its denominations were more concentrated in the German traditions, but Augusta's churches were larger and more expensive."