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Welcome to North Franklin ...

North Franklin is located in Delaware County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of North Franklin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for North Franklin: N. Franklin

North Franklin is 1,310 feet [399 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Websites for North Franklin ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.delawarecounty.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to North Franklin, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named North Franklin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named North Franklin - it's located in Connecticut.

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

Communities near North Franklin ...

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

  • Oneonta
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oneonta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneonta
    • Oneonta is located in Otsego County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,695 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oneonta <4>
  • Sidney
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
    • Sidney is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,557 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <4>
  • Delhi
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
    • Delhi is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,871 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delhi <4>
  • Walton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
    • Walton is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,776 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walton <4>
  • Unadilla
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unadilla have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla
    • Unadilla is located in Otsego County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unadilla <4>
  • Otego
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Morris
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morris have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
    • Morris is located in Otsego County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morris <4>
  • Schenevus
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Milford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
    • Milford is located in Otsego County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <4>
  • Gilbertsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbertsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertsville
    • Gilbertsville is located in Otsego County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbertsville <4>

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 North Franklin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Franklin.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of North Franklin. 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 North Franklin.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around North Franklin. See our Newspapers Page for North Franklin.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Franklin ...

Looking for more information about North Franklin? 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 North Franklin, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for North Franklin.

Adding North Franklin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North Franklin 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 North Franklin was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found North Franklin in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Franklin.

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

The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.ny.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Delaware, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Franklin - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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