Do you know of Franklin ???
This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Franklin. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Franklin.
Our sources for Franklin (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Franklin other than they indicate that Franklin would be found somewhere in Sussex County, New Jersey.
From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened in 1913.
This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.
Part of the difficulty in identifying whether a name is a post office or a community lies with how Post Offices were named. We've prepared an article with our understanding of how post offices were named: Naming of Post Offices.
Communities Also Named Franklin ...
We found 86 communities that share the name Franklin.
There are three communities within New Jersey that are also named Franklin.
Beyond New Jersey, we know of another 79 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 79 communities, 79 are located in the United States and five are in Canada.
In addition to the above occurrences of Franklin, we know of four communities located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Located In New Jersey ...
- Essex County
- Please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Franklin [Essex County].
- Hunterdon County
- Please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Franklin [Hunterdon County].
- Morris County
- Please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Franklin [Morris County].
- Essex County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arizona
- Greenlee County
- Please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Franklin [Greenlee County].
- Arkansas
- Izard County
- Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Franklin [Izard County].
- California
- Los Angeles County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Franklin [Los Angeles County].
- Napa County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Franklin [Napa County].
- Sacramento County
- Please visit our profile page for the California community of Franklin [Sacramento County].
- San Joaquin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Franklin [San Joaquin County].
- Connecticut
- New London County
- Please visit our profile page for the Connecticut community of Franklin [New London County].
- Florida
- Franklin County
- Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Franklin [Franklin County].
- Georgia
- Heard County
- Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Franklin [Heard County].
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Morgan County
- Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Franklin [Morgan County].
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Jasper County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Franklin [Jasper County].
- Lee County
- Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Franklin [Lee County].
- Pottawattamie County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Franklin [Pottawattamie County].
- Kansas
- Crawford County
- Please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Franklin [Crawford County].
- Douglas County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Franklin [Douglas County].
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Saint Mary Parish
- Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Franklin [Saint Mary Parish].
- Maine
- Hancock County
- Please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Franklin [Hancock County].
- Manitoba
- Please visit our profile page for the Manitoba community of Franklin.
- Maryland
- Allegany County
- Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Franklin [Allegany County].
- Baltimore City
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Franklin [Baltimore City].
- Massachusetts
- Norfolk County
- Please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Franklin [Norfolk County].
- Michigan
- Houghton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Franklin [Houghton County].
- Kent County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Franklin [Kent County].
- Oakland County
- Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Franklin [Oakland County].
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Howard County
- Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Franklin [Howard County].
- Montana
- Custer County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Franklin [Custer County].
- Golden Valley County
- Please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Franklin [Golden Valley County].
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- Lander County
- Please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Franklin [Lander County].
- New Hampshire
- Merrimack County
- Please visit our profile page for the New Hampshire community of Franklin [Merrimack County].
- New Mexico
- Colfax County
- Please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Franklin [Colfax County].
- New York
- Delaware County
- Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Franklin [Delaware County].
- North Carolina
- Macon County
- Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Franklin [Macon County].
- Rowan County
- Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Franklin [Rowan County].
- Surry County
- Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Franklin [Surry County].
- Ohio
- Belmont County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Franklin [Belmont County].
- Coshocton County
- Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Franklin [Coshocton County].
- Ross County
- Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Franklin [Ross County].
- Warren County
- Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Franklin [Warren County].
- Williams County
- Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Franklin [Williams County].
- Oklahoma
- Cleveland County
- Please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Franklin [Cleveland County].
- Ontario
- Oregon
- Lane County
- Please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Franklin [Lane County].
- Pennsylvania
- Cambria County
- Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Franklin [Cambria County].
- Chester County
- Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Franklin [Chester County].
- Lehigh County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Franklin [Lehigh County].
- Venango County
- Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Franklin [Venango County].
- Westmoreland County
- Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Franklin [Westmoreland County].
- Quebec
- Please visit our profile page for the Quebec community of Franklin.
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Lake County
- Please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Franklin [Lake County].
- Tennessee
- Williamson County
- Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Franklin [Williamson County].
- Texas
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- Please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Franklin [Salt Lake County].
- Vermont
- Franklin County
- Please visit our profile page for the Vermont community of Franklin [Franklin County].
- Virginia
- Albemarle County
- Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Franklin [Albemarle County].
- Fairfax County
- Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Franklin [Fairfax County].
- Franklin City
- Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Franklin [Franklin City].
- Washington
- King County
- Please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Franklin [King County].
- West Virginia
- Brooke County
- Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Franklin [Brooke County].
- Marshall County
- Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Franklin [Marshall County].
- Pendleton County
- Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Franklin [Pendleton County].
- Wisconsin
- Jackson County
- Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Franklin [Jackson County].
- Milwaukee County
- Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Franklin [Milwaukee County].
- Sheboygan County
- Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Franklin [Sheboygan County].
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- Argentina
- We haven't found the location of this Franklin
- Australia
- - Tasmania
- We haven't found the location of this Franklin
- - Australian Capital Territory
- We haven't found the location of this Franklin
- South Africa
- We haven't found the location of this Franklin
- Argentina
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Franklin ...
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Franklin:
Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>
Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Franklin - Services available: had a Railroad Station, Express Office, no Post Office mentioned
George#&160;F. Cram Map of New Jersey (1905)
Published by George F. Cram& Co.
More Orphans in Sussex County ...
Can you help?
As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Sussex County.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Franklin could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |