Welcome to Francisville ...

Francisville is located in Boone County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Francisville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1830.

Francisville is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Francisville: (859)

Communities Also Named Francisville ...

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

• Cincinnati
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
  • Cincinnati is located in Hamilton County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 304,548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cincinnati <3>
• Fairfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Hamilton County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <3>
• Covington
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • Covington is located in Kenton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <3>
• Florence
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Florence is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,423 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <3>
• Independence
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Independence is located in Kenton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,903 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <3>
• Norwood
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
  • Norwood is located in Hamilton County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <3>
• Erlanger
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erlanger
  • Erlanger is located in Kenton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erlanger <3>
• Forest Park
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Forest Park is located in Hamilton County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Park <3>
• Fort Thomas
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Thomas
  • Fort Thomas is located in Campbell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Thomas <3>
• Newport
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Newport is located in Campbell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <3>

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

From that list, the Francisville post office opened in 1830.

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 Boone County: www.boonecountyky.org/

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/