Welcome to Franklin ...

Franklin is located in Holmes County<1>.

The location of 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 Franklin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1831.

When the people of Franklin refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Franklinite<3>

Franklin is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The telephone area code for Franklin: (662)

Communities Also Named Franklin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Mississippi communities named Franklin: This one is located in Holmes County and the other is located in Franklin County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 84 communities that are also named Franklin - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, Arkansas, California (4), Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho (2), Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa (3), Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan (3), Minnesota (2), Missouri, Montana (2), Nebraska (2), Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey (4), New Mexico, New York, North Carolina (3), Ohio (5), Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Oregon, Pennsylvania (5), Quebec, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah, Vermont, Virginia (3), Washington, West Virginia (3) and Wisconsin (3).

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

Communities near Franklin ...

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

• Durant
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
  • Durant is located in Holmes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durant <5>
• Tchula
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
  • Tchula is located in Holmes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
• Lexington
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Holmes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,412 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <5>
• Goodman
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
  • Goodman is located in Holmes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodman <5>
• Pickens
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
  • Pickens is located in Holmes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pickens <5>
• West
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
  • West is located in Holmes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West <5>
• Sallis
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sallis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sallis
  • Sallis is located in Attala County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sallis <5>
• Eden
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
  • Eden is located in Yazoo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
• Richland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
  • Richland is located in Holmes County
• Jones Crossing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
  • Jones Crossing is located in Holmes County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Franklin ...

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

Adding Franklin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of 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 Franklin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Franklin post office opened in 1831.

We also found Franklin in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Franklin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/