Welcome to Franklin Park ...

Franklin Park is primarily located in Middlesex County<1>. A portion of Franklin Park extends into Somerset County.

The location of Franklin Park 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 Park, 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.

Franklin Park is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Franklin Park: (732) & (848)<4>

Communities Also Named Franklin Park ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Jersey communities named Franklin Park: This one is located in Middlesex County and the other is located in Burlington County.

Beyond New Jersey, there are 12 communities that are also named Franklin Park - they are located in Florida (2), Idaho, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Franklin Park ...

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

• Trenton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Trenton is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,957 people
• New Brunswick
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brunswick
  • New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 people
• Perth Amboy
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perth Amboy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth Amboy
  • Perth Amboy is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,309 people
• Plainfield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
  • Plainfield is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
• Linden
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
  • Linden is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,076 people
• Rahway
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rahway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rahway
  • Rahway is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,832 people
• Westfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
  • Westfield is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,238 people
• South Amboy
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Amboy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amboy
  • South Amboy is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,095 people
• Berdines Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berdines Corners
  • Berdines Corners is located in Middlesex County
• Dayton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
  • Dayton is located in Middlesex 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 Park. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Franklin Park.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Franklin Park ...

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

Adding Franklin Park to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Franklin Park on a map titled Map of the Lincoln Highway (1915-1916).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Middlesex County: www.co.middlesex.nj.us/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/