Franklin (MS): Profile

Welcome to Franklin County ...

Time Zone: Franklin County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Meadville is the Seat for Franklin County.

Franklin County was founded in 1809 and was created by taking area from Adams County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Franklin had a population of 7,694 people. This is a decrease of 5.22% since the last Census (which gave a population of 8,118 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Franklin represented 0.27% of the total population of Mississippi.

Below are some of the communities located in Franklin County:

Bude
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bude
- Population from the 2020 Census: 987 people
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Bude
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bude<2>
Meadville
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Meadville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meadville<2>
Roxie
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roxie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Roxie
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roxie<2>

Websites of Interest ...

Websites specific to Mississippi
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Mississippi Department of Archives & History

Websites specific to Franklin County
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- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails

Websites for nearby counties
- Adams County
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- Amite County
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- Jefferson County
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- Lincoln County
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- Wilkinson County
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Cemetery Information and Directories
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Mississippi
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Mississippi
- Cemeteries of Franklin County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Mississippi
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Mississippi
- Cemeteries of Franklin County

Of Special Interest ...
- The GenDisasters website specializes in newspaper articles about tragedies and disasters. While it makes interesting reading all by itself, it should be of special interest to genealogists and family historians looking for people who were either affected by or directly involved in such tragedies.
- At this time (Dec 2022), GenDisasters website is currently offline due to a hacker attack. Hopefully they will be back soon.

Footnotes ...

<1>	On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
<2>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>	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.