Welcome to Franconia ...Franconia is located in Montgomery County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Franconia, you might consider that their post office opened in 1828. Franconia is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Franconia lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Communities Also Named Franconia ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Franconia - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Ohio, Ontario and Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Franconia. Communities near Franconia ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Franconia.
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 Franconia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Franconia. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Franconia. 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 Franconia. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Franconia. See our Newspapers Page for Franconia. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Franconia ...Looking for more information about Franconia? 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 Franconia, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Franconia. Adding Franconia to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Franconia 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 Franconia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> We also found Franconia in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846). For more details, see References and Mentions for Franconia. Footnotes ...
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