Welcome to Franklinville ...

The village of Franklinville is located in Cattaraugus County<1>.

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 consider that their post office opened  in 1820.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Franklinville has a population of 1,632 people<3> (see below for details).

Franklinville is 1,590 feet [485 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Franklinville is located in the (716) area code.

Websites for Franklinville ...

Official Website: www.franklinvilleny.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Franklinville had an population of 1,632 people. This is a decrease of 6.21% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 12.02% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Franklinville had a population of 1,740 people. This makes Franklinville the county's 21st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,740 people, the population of Franklinville decreased 6.2% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,855 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Franklinville.

Communities Also Named Franklinville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Franklinville - they are located in Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland (3), Missouri, New Jersey, 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.

• Olean
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olean
  • Olean is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olean <5>
• Salamanca
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salamanca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salamanca
  • Salamanca is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,377 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salamanca <5>
• Springville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
  • Springville is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springville <5>
• Arcade
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
  • Arcade is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcade <5>
• Allegany
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allegany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegany
  • Allegany is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,685 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allegany <5>
• Cuba
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuba have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
  • Cuba is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <5>
• Little Valley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Valley
  • Little Valley is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Valley <5>
• Delevan
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delevan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delevan
  • Delevan is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delevan <5>
• Fillmore
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
  • Fillmore is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fillmore <5>
• Ellicottville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellicottville
  • Ellicottville is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellicottville <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.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Franklinville. Our list includes 11 papers. See our Newspapers Page for 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Franklinville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Franklinville post office opened in 1820.

We also found Franklinville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Franklinville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Franklinville: www.franklinvilleny.org/

The official website for Cattaraugus County: www.co.cattaraugus.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/