Welcome to New Franklin ...

New Franklin is located in Stark County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Franklin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1832.

New Franklin is 1,280 feet [390 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for New Franklin: 330 & 234<3>

Communities Also Named New Franklin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named New Franklin: This one is located in Stark County and the other is located in Summit County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 3 communities that are also named New Franklin - they are located in Missouri and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near New Franklin ...

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

• Canton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,963 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <4>
• Alliance
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
  • Alliance is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alliance <4>
• North Canton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Canton
  • North Canton is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,121 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Canton <4>
• Salem
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Columbiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <4>
• Louisville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
  • Louisville is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <4>
• Sebring
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebring have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebring
  • Sebring is located in Mahoning County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebring <4>
• Minerva
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minerva have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
  • Minerva is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,619 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minerva <4>
• Hartville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartville
  • Hartville is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,088 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartville <4>
• Carrollton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
  • Carrollton is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrollton <4>
• Lisbon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
  • Lisbon is located in Columbiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,626 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <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 New Franklin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Franklin.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Franklin ...

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

Adding New Franklin to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the New Franklin post office opened in 1832.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Stark County: www.co.stark.oh.us/

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