Welcome to Francisville ...

Francisville is located in Crawford County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Francisville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Francisville is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Francisville (for example, toward Phenix City (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The telephone area code for Francisville: (478)

Communities Also Named Francisville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Francisville - they are located in Kentucky and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Francisville ...

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

• Fort Valley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Valley
  • Fort Valley is located in Peach County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,981 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Valley <4>
• Byron
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
  • Byron is located in Peach County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,274 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byron <4>
• Washington Square
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington Square have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Square
  • Washington Square is located in Peach County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 3,963 people
• Lee Pope
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee Pope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Pope
  • Lee Pope is located in Crawford County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 3,055 people
• Butler
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Butler is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,816 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <4>
• Lincoln Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
  • Lincoln Park is located in Upson County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 1,503 people
• Marshallville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshallville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
  • Marshallville is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshallville <4>
• Reynolds
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reynolds have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
  • Reynolds is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 953 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reynolds <4>
• Roberta
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta
  • Roberta is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roberta <4>
• Russellville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russellville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
  • Russellville is located in Monroe 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 Francisville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Francisville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Francisville ...

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

Adding Francisville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Francisville in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Francisville was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1839.

We also found Francisville in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Francisville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Crawford County: www.co.crawford.ga.us/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/