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Welcome to Franklin Ford ...

Franklin Ford is located in DeKalb County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Franklin Ford: Franklin Frd.

Franklin Ford is 1,160 feet [354 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Franklin Ford lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Franklin Ford (for example, toward Menlo (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Franklin Ford: 256 & 938<3>

Communities near Franklin Ford ...

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

  • Scottsboro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Fort Payne
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Henagar
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Collinsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Sylvania
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Sylvania is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,860 people
  • Crossville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Fyffe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hollywood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Powell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Powell is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
  • Geraldine
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Franklin Ford ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including DeKalb, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Franklin Ford - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Franklin Ford area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Franklin Ford area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.