Welcome to West Franklin ...

West Franklin is located in Hancock County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Franklin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

A typical abbreviation for West Franklin: W. Franklin

West Franklin is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

West Franklin lies within the (207) area code.

Communities Also Named West Franklin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named West Franklin - they are located in Indiana, New Hampshire, Ontario and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near West Franklin ...

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

• Ellsworth
  (8 miles [12.9 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
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • 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
  (19 miles [30.6 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 south)
  • 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
  (17 miles [27.4 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>
• Gouldsboro
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
  (6 miles [9.7 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>
• Trenton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Trenton is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,568 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <4>
• Surry
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Surry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surry
  • Surry is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,504 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Surry <4>
• Milbridge
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milbridge
  • Milbridge is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milbridge <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Franklin ...

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

Adding West Franklin to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Franklin post office opened in 1890.

We also found West Franklin in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Franklin. 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/