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Welcome to Franklin Springs ...

Franklin Springs is located in Oneida County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Franklin Springs, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

A typical abbreviation for Franklin Springs: Franklin Spgs. (or less commonly used: Franklin Spngs. or Franklin Sprngs.)

Franklin Springs is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Franklin Springs: 315 & 680<3>

The ZIP code for Franklin Springs: 13341<4>

Communities Also Named Franklin Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Franklin Springs - it's located in Georgia.

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

Communities near Franklin Springs ...

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

  • Utica
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Utica is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,253 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <5>
  • Rome
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Rome is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,145 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <5>
  • Oneida
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Ilion
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Ilion is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilion
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,616 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ilion <5>
  • Trenton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Trenton is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Canastota
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Hamilton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Whitesboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • New York Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sherrill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Franklin Springs ...

Looking for more information about Franklin Springs? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Franklin Springs, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Franklin Springs.

Adding Franklin Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Franklin Springs post office opened in 1898.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Oneida, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Franklin Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 315 code has been Overlayed with the 680 area code. New phone numbers in the Franklin Springs area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the Franklin Springs area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Franklin Springs). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Franklin Springs or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/