Welcome to Franklinton ...

So far, we found very little information about Franklinton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Franklinton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. We would especially like to find the location of Franklinton - knowing its coordinates, we can explore things like its relationship to neighboring communities, nearby cemeteries, etc. If you can help us with Franklinton, please Contact Us.

While we don't have the exact location of Franklinton , we believe that it would have been located within present day Franklin County<2>.

The pronunciation of Franklinton: FRANK-lin-tuhn<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Franklinton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1805.

Time Zone: The area where Franklinton was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Franklinton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Franklinton - they are located in Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, New York and North Carolina.

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

Adding Franklinton to Our Gazetteer ...

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Franklinton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Franklinton post office opened in 1805.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Franklinton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Franklin County: www.co.franklin.oh.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Franklinton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>	If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>	The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Franklinton. 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>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/