Welcome to Franconia ...

Franconia is located in Fairfax County<1>.

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

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

Franconia is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Franconia: (703) and (571)<4>

Websites for Franconia ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.fccc.org/

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

Communities Also Named Franconia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Franconia - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Ohio, Ontario and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Franconia ...

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

• Arlington
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Arlington is located in Arlington County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 207,627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <5>
• Alexandria
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
  • Alexandria is located in Alexandria City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 158,726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <5>
• Manassas
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manassas
  • Manassas is located in Manassas City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manassas <5>
• College Park
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
  • College Park is located in Prince George's County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,173 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for College Park <5>
• Herndon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herndon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
  • Herndon is located in Fairfax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herndon <5>
• Fairfax
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
  • Fairfax is located in Fairfax City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <5>
• Hyattsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyattsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattsville
  • Hyattsville is located in Prince George's County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyattsville <5>
• Manassas Park
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manassas Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manassas Park
  • Manassas Park is located in Manassas Park City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,004 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manassas Park <5>
• Takoma Park
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Takoma Park
  • Takoma Park is located in Montgomery County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Takoma Park <5>
• Vienna
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
  • Vienna is located in Fairfax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <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 Franconia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Franconia.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Franconia ...

Looking for more information about Franconia? 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 Franconia, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Franconia.

Adding Franconia to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Franconia on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Franconia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Fairfax County: www.co.fairfax.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/