Welcome to Franklin Road ...

Franklin Road is located in Hancock County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Franklin Road, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Franklin Road: Franklin Rd.

Franklin Road is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Franklin Road: (207)

Communities near Franklin Road ...

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

• Ellsworth
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
  • Ellsworth is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellsworth <4>
• Bar Harbor
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bar Harbor
  • Bar Harbor is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bar Harbor <4>
• Blue Hill
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill
  • Blue Hill is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,651 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Hill <4>
• Hancock
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hancock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
  • Hancock is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <4>
• Mount Desert
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Desert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Desert
  • Mount Desert is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Desert <4>
• Southwest Harbor
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southwest Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Harbor
  • Southwest Harbor is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southwest Harbor <4>
• Gouldsboro
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gouldsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gouldsboro
  • Gouldsboro is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gouldsboro <4>
• Lamoine
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamoine
  • Lamoine is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,713 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamoine <4>
• Dedham
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dedham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedham
  • Dedham is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,666 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dedham <4>
• Tremont
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tremont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremont
  • Tremont is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Franklin Road ...

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

Adding Franklin Road to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Franklin Road 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 Franklin Road was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Franklin Road on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Maine (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Franklin Road.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hancock County: www.co.hancock.me.us/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/