Welcome to Franklinton ...

Franklinton is located in Henry County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Franklinton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

Franklinton is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Franklinton is within the boundaries of the (502) area code.

Communities Also Named Franklinton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Franklinton - they are located in Georgia, Louisiana, New York, North Carolina and Ohio.

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

Communities near Franklinton ...

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

• Shelbyville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
  • Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,790 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbyville <3>
• La Grange
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
  • La Grange is located in Oldham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,081 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Grange <3>
• Carrollton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
  • Carrollton is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,806 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrollton <3>
• Eminence
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eminence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
  • Eminence is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,566 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eminence <3>
• Owenton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owenton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owenton
  • Owenton is located in Owen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owenton <3>
• New Castle
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Castle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
  • New Castle is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <3>
• Pleasureville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasureville
  • Pleasureville is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 875 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasureville <3>
• Campbellsburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsburg
  • Campbellsburg is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 784 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbellsburg <3>
• Bedford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
  • Bedford is located in Trimble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <3>
• Ghent
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ghent have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghent
  • Ghent is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ghent <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 Franklinton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Franklinton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Franklinton ...

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

Adding Franklinton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Franklinton 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 Franklinton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Franklinton post office opened in 1850.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Franklinton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Henry County: www.henrycountygov.com/

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