Do you know of Franklin Corners ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Franklin Corners. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Franklin Corners.<1>

Our sources for Franklin Corners (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Franklin Corners other than they indicate that Franklin Corners would be found somewhere in Erie County, Pennsylvania.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1849 and closed  in 1904.

Communities Also Named Franklin Corners ...

We found one communities that share the name Franklin Corners.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Franklin Corners is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Franklin Corners in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Illinois
    • Whiteside County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Franklin Corners [Whiteside County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Franklin Corners ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Franklin Corners:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Franklin Corners - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

The FIPS database contains an entry for Franklin Corners.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 42/27496   (Place Name: Franklin Corners)

County: Erie     (FIPS State/County: 42/049)

Class: U8

Identifies a populated place (in this case, Franklin Corners) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in  Erie County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Erie County.