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Welcome to Franciscan Village ...

Franciscan Village is located in El Dorado County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Franciscan Village: Franciscan Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Franciscan Village is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Franciscan Village ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Franciscan Village: This one is located in El Dorado County and the other is located in Santa Barbara County.

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

Websites for Franciscan Village ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.eldoradocounty.org/

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

Communities near Franciscan Village ...

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

  • Roseville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Citrus Heights
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Folsom
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
    • Folsom is located in Sacramento County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,726 people
    • Folsom has also been known as:
    • Folsom City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folsom <3>
  • Rancho Cordova
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Rocklin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Lincoln
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Auburn
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Placerville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Loomis
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Represa
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Represa
    • Represa is located in Sacramento County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Franciscan Village ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including El Dorado, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Franciscan Village - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.