Do you know of South Franklin ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about South Franklin. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with South Franklin.<1>

Our sources for South Franklin (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of South Franklin other than they indicate that South Franklin would be found somewhere in Norfolk County, Massachusetts.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1850 and closed  in 1898.

Communities Also Named South Franklin ...

We found two communities that share the name South Franklin.

Within Massachusetts, the name South Franklin is unique.

Beyond Massachusetts, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Texas
    • Franklin County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of South Franklin [Franklin County].
  • Vermont
    • Franklin County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Vermont community of South Franklin [Franklin County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for South Franklin ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about South Franklin:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for South Franklin - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

More Orphans in  Norfolk County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Norfolk County.