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Welcome to Franklin Mine ...

Franklin Mine is located in the western region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Franklin Mine is located in Houghton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Franklin Mine, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.

Franklin Mine is 1,180 feet [360 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Franklin Mine: 906

Communities near Franklin Mine ...

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

  • Laurium
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake Linden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • South Range
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Calumet
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Copper City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Copper City is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
  • Ahmeek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Oskar
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Oskar is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oskar
  • Salo ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salo
  • Baltic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Baltic is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
  • Mason
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Mason is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Franklin Mine ...

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

Adding Franklin Mine to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Franklin Mine 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 (so far) for Franklin Mine was on a map titled Road Map for Michigan (from Shell Oil, 1956).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Houghton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Franklin Mine - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.