Welcome to Franklin ...

Franklin is located in Sacramento County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Franklin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1856.

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

Franklin is near sea level<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Franklin ...

While we believe that this Franklin is located in Sacramento County, we know of another 3 California communities named Franklin. Those communities are located in the following counties: Los Angeles, Napa and San Joaquin County.

Beyond California, there are 84 communities that are also named Franklin - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, Arkansas, 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, 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.

• Sacramento
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacramento
  • Sacramento is located in Sacramento County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 512,838 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sacramento <4>
• Elk Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Grove
  • Elk Grove is located in Sacramento County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 166,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Grove <4>
• Rancho Cordova
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Cordova
  • Rancho Cordova is located in Sacramento County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 71,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rancho Cordova <4>
• Davis
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
  • Davis is located in Yolo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,805 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davis <4>
• Lodi
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
  • Lodi is located in San Joaquin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lodi <4>
• West Sacramento
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sacramento
  • West Sacramento is located in Yolo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,680 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Sacramento <4>
• Galt
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
  • Galt is located in Sacramento County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,551 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galt <4>
• Rio Vista
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Vista
  • Rio Vista is located in Solano County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,978 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rio Vista <4>
• Isleton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isleton
  • Isleton is located in Sacramento County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Isleton <4>
• Clarksburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
  • Clarksburg is located in Yolo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksburg <4>

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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Franklin post office opened in 1856.

We also found Franklin in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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 Sacramento County: www.saccounty.net/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/