Welcome to Franklin ...

Franklin is located in Lane County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Franklin, 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.

When the people of Franklin refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Franklinite<2>

Franklin is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Franklin lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Franklin: (541) & (458)<4>

Communities Also Named Franklin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 84 communities that are also named Franklin - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, Arkansas, California (4), Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho (2), Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa (3), Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan (3), Minnesota (2), Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana (2), Nebraska (2), Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey (4), New Mexico, New York, North Carolina (3), Ohio (5), Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Pennsylvania (5), Quebec, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah, Vermont, Virginia (3), Washington, West Virginia (3) and Wisconsin (3).

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

Communities near Franklin ...

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

• Eugene
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
  • Eugene is located in Lane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 173,236 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eugene <5>
• Springfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Lane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 63,209 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <5>
• Junction City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
  • Junction City is located in Lane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Junction City <5>
• Veneta
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Veneta have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veneta
  • Veneta is located in Lane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Veneta <5>
• Harrisburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,917 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <5>
• Coburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coburg have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
  • Coburg is located in Lane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,195 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coburg <5>
• Halsey
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halsey
  • Halsey is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,001 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halsey <5>
• Monroe
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
  • Monroe is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <5>
• Fern Ridge Shores
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Ridge Shores
  • Fern Ridge Shores is located in Lane County
• Elmira
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
  • Elmira is located in Lane County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmira <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 Franklin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Franklin.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Franklin ...

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

Adding Franklin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of 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 Franklin was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Franklin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lane County: www.lanecounty.org/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/