Welcome to Franklin Falls ...

Franklin Falls is located in Franklin County<1>.

The location of Franklin Falls 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 Falls, 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 Falls is 1,430 feet [436 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Franklin Falls is located in the (518) area code.

Communities Also Named Franklin Falls ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Franklin Falls - it's located in New Hampshire.

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

Communities near Franklin Falls ...

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

• Saranac Lake
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saranac Lake
  • Saranac Lake is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,193 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saranac Lake <4>
• Lake Placid
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Placid have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Placid
  • Lake Placid is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Placid <4>
• Bloomingdale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
  • Bloomingdale is located in Essex County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomingdale <4>
• Merrillsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillsville
  • Merrillsville is located in Franklin County
• Whiteface
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteface
  • Whiteface is located in Essex County
• Harrietstown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrietstown
  • Harrietstown is located in Franklin County
• Ray Brook
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Brook
  • Ray Brook is located in Essex County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ray Brook <4>
• Black Brook
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Brook
  • Black Brook is located in Clinton County
• Upper Jay
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Jay
  • Upper Jay is located in Essex County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upper Jay <4>
• Jay
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
  • Jay is located in Essex County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <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 Falls. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Franklin Falls.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Franklin Falls ...

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

Adding Franklin Falls to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Franklin Falls on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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