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Franklin Furnace is located in Scioto County<1>.


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


The pronunciation of Franklin Furnace: FRANK-lin<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Franklin Furnace, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1828.

Franklin Furnace is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Franklin Furnace is located in the (740) area code.

Communities Also Named Franklin Furnace ...

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

Communities near Franklin Furnace ...

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

  • Ashland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
    • Ashland is located in Boyd County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,070 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <5>
  • Portsmouth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Ironton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ironton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
    • Ironton is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,418 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ironton <5>
  • Flatwoods
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flatwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
    • Flatwoods is located in Greenup County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,056 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flatwoods <5>
  • Russell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
    • Russell is located in Greenup County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,207 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russell <5>
  • Raceland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raceland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland
    • Raceland is located in Greenup County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
  • New Boston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
    • New Boston is located in Scioto County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,123 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Boston <5>
  • Coal Grove
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
    • Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
  • Worthington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worthington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
    • Worthington is located in Greenup County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,488 people
  • Greenup
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenup
    • Greenup is located in Greenup County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,100 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenup <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Franklin Furnace ...

Looking for more information about Franklin Furnace? 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 Furnace, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Franklin Furnace.

Adding Franklin Furnace to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Franklin Furnace 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 Furnace was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Franklin Furnace post office opened in 1828.

We also found Franklin Furnace in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

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

The official website for Scioto County: www.sciotocountyohio.com/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Scioto, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Franklin Furnace. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Franklin Furnace - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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