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Welcome to Franklin ...Franklin is located in Sheboygan County<1>. The location of Franklin has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Franklin, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870. When the people of Franklin refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Franklinite<3> Franklin is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Franklin lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area codes for Franklin: (920) and (274)<5> Communities Also Named Franklin ...While we believe that this Franklin is located in Sheboygan County, we know of another 2 Wisconsin communities named Franklin. Those communities are located in the following counties: Jackson and Milwaukee County. Beyond Wisconsin, 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), Oregon, Pennsylvania (5), Quebec, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah, Vermont, Virginia (3), Washington and West Virginia (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.
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. 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 List of Post Offices in the United States (1870). We also found Franklin 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 Sheboygan County: www.co.sheboygan.wi.us/ The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/ Footnotes ...
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