Welcome to Franklinville ...

Franklinville is located in McHenry County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Franklinville: FRANK-lin-vil<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Franklinville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1870.

Franklinville is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Communities Also Named Franklinville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Franklinville - they are located in Georgia, Kansas, Maryland (3), Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina and Pennsylvania (3).

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

Communities near Franklinville ...

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

• Crystal Lake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
  • Crystal Lake is located in McHenry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,642 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal Lake <5>
• Carpentersville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpentersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpentersville
  • Carpentersville is located in Kane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carpentersville <5>
• Algonquin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonquin
  • Algonquin is located in McHenry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,730 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Algonquin <5>
• Lake-in-the-Hills
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake-in-the-Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake-in-the-Hills
  • Lake-in-the-Hills is located in McHenry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake-in-the-Hills <5>
• Huntley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
  • Huntley is located in McHenry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntley <5>
• McHenry
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McHenry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
  • McHenry is located in McHenry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McHenry <5>
• Woodstock
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
  • Woodstock is located in McHenry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,097 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock <5>
• Belvidere
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
  • Belvidere is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,731 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belvidere <5>
• Cary
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
  • Cary is located in McHenry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,929 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cary <5>
• Wauconda
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wauconda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauconda
  • Wauconda is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wauconda <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Franklinville ...

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

Adding Franklinville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Franklinville 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 Franklinville was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Franklinville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for McHenry County: www.co.mchenry.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov