Welcome to Franklin Depot ...

Franklin Depot is located in Delaware County<1>.

The location of Franklin Depot has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Franklin Depot, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

Franklin Depot is 1,560 feet [475 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Franklin Depot ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.delawarecounty.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Franklin Depot, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Franklin Depot ...

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

• Oneonta
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oneonta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneonta
  • Oneonta is located in Otsego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,695 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oneonta <4>
• Sidney
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
  • Sidney is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,557 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <4>
• Delhi
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
  • Delhi is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,871 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delhi <4>
• Walton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
  • Walton is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walton <4>
• Deposit
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deposit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deposit
  • Deposit is located in Broome County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deposit <4>
• Bainbridge
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bainbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
  • Bainbridge is located in Chenango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,292 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bainbridge <4>
• Unadilla
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unadilla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla
  • Unadilla is located in Otsego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unadilla <4>
• Otego
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otego
  • Otego is located in Otsego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otego <4>
• Afton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Afton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
  • Afton is located in Chenango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Afton <4>
• Morris
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
  • Morris is located in Otsego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morris <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Franklin Depot ...

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

Adding Franklin Depot to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Franklin Depot 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 Depot was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Franklin Depot post office opened in 1878.

We also found Franklin Depot in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/