Welcome to Franklintown ...
Franklintown is located in Baltimore County<1>.
The location of Franklintown has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Franklintown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.
Franklintown is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Franklintown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Franklintown: (410), (443)<4> & (667)
Websites for Franklintown ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.baltcountycc.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Franklintown, the following might be of interest:
Communities Also Named Franklintown ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Franklintown - they are located in Florida, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Franklintown.
Communities near Franklintown ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Franklintown.
- Baltimore
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
- Baltimore is located in Baltimore City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586,131 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltimore <5>
- Laurel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <5>
- Sykesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sykesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykesville
- Sykesville is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,973 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sykesville <5>
- Frederick Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frederick Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick Village
- Frederick Village is located in Baltimore County
- Halethorpe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halethorpe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halethorpe
- Halethorpe is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halethorpe <5>
- Hampden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden
- Hampden is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampden <5>
- Hollofield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollofield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollofield
- Hollofield is located in Baltimore County
- Ilchester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Milford Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milford Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Mill
- Milford Mill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford Mill <5>
- Pikesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pikesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikesville
- Pikesville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pikesville <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 Franklintown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Franklintown.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Franklintown. 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 Franklintown.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Franklintown. See our Newspapers Page for Franklintown.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Franklintown ...
Looking for more information about Franklintown? 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 Franklintown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Franklintown.
Adding Franklintown to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Franklintown 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 Franklintown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Franklintown post office opened in 1891.
We also found Franklintown in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Franklintown.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Franklintown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Baltimore County: www.co.ba.md.us/
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Baltimore, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Franklintown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Of the area codes for Franklintown, area code (443, 667) is an overlay. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |