Welcome to Franklinville ...

Franklinville is primarily located in Baltimore County<1>. A portion of Franklinville extends into Harford County.

The location of Franklinville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Franklinville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Franklinville is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Franklinville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Franklinville: (410), (443)<4> and (667).

Communities Also Named Franklinville ...

While we believe that this Franklinville is located in Baltimore County, we know of another 2 Maryland communities named Franklinville. Those communities are located in the following counties: Carroll and Frederick County.

Beyond Maryland, there are 12 communities that are also named Franklinville - they are located in Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina and Pennsylvania (3).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Franklinville.

Communities near Franklinville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Franklinville.

• Baltimore
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
  • Baltimore is located in Baltimore City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 586,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltimore <5>
• Aberdeen
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aberdeen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
  • Aberdeen is located in Harford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,964 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <5>
• Havre de Grace
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havre de Grace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre de Grace
  • Havre de Grace is located in Harford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havre de Grace <5>
• Bel Air
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Air
  • Bel Air is located in Harford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,266 people
  • Former names for Bel Air:
  • Belle Air
  • Belle Aire
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bel Air <5>
• New Freedom
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freedom
  • New Freedom is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Freedom <5>
• Perryville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
  • Perryville is located in Cecil County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perryville <5>
• Port Deposit
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Deposit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Deposit
  • Port Deposit is located in Cecil County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Deposit <5>
• Delta
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
  • Delta is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <5>
• Fawn Grove
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Grove
  • Fawn Grove is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fawn Grove <5>
• Betterton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Betterton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betterton
  • Betterton is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Betterton <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Franklinville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Franklinville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Franklinville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Franklinville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Franklinville ...

Looking for more information about Franklinville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Franklinville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Franklinville.

Adding Franklinville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Franklinville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Franklinville was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Franklinville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Maryland (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Franklinville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Franklinville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Baltimore County: www.co.ba.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/