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Originally, Franks was the village of Somonauk. Founded in 1834, it was situated on Chicago Rd, a mail route that ran from Chicago to the far West. There were dozens of small cabins along Somonauk Creek; wmong them was an Underground Railroad stop. Many of the people of Somonauk died due to lack of food and poverty. Recently, an original house from the Somonauk settlement caught fire. In the mid-1840s, the double-track CB&Q mainline was built from Chicago to Galesburg, prompting the whole village to relocate to the present-day village of Somonauk.[citation needed]
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franks, illinois, this, article, multiple, issues, please, help, improve, discuss, these, issues, talk, page, learn, when, remove, these, template, messages, this, article, relies, largely, entirely, single, source, relevant, discussion, found, talk, page, ple. This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article relies largely or entirely on a single source Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources Find sources Franks Illinois news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2023 This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Franks Illinois news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message Franks is an unincorporated community in DeKalb County Illinois United States located 5 5 miles 8 9 km northwest of Sandwich Franks IllinoisUnincorporated communityFranksShow map of IllinoisFranksShow map of the United StatesCoordinates 41 42 39 N 88 40 47 W 41 71083 N 88 67972 W 41 71083 88 67972CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyDeKalbElevation725 ft 221 m Time zoneUTC 6 Central CST Summer DST UTC 5 CDT Area code s 815 amp 779GNIS feature ID422711 1 Originally Franks was the village of Somonauk Founded in 1834 it was situated on Chicago Rd a mail route that ran from Chicago to the far West There were dozens of small cabins along Somonauk Creek wmong them was an Underground Railroad stop Many of the people of Somonauk died due to lack of food and poverty Recently an original house from the Somonauk settlement caught fire In the mid 1840s the double track CB amp Q mainline was built from Chicago to Galesburg prompting the whole village to relocate to the present day village of Somonauk citation needed References edit U S Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System Franks Illinois nbsp This DeKalb County Illinois location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Franks Illinois amp oldid 1167017659, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
