Welcome to Franklin Forks ...

Franklin Forks is located in Susquehanna County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Franklin Forks, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

A typical abbreviation for Franklin Forks: Franklin Frks.

Franklin Forks is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Franklin Forks is within the (570) area code.

Communities near Franklin Forks ...

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

• Binghamton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binghamton
  • Binghamton is located in Broome County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,137 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Binghamton <4>
• Johnson City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
  • Johnson City is located in Broome County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,035 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson City <4>
• Endicott
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endicott
  • Endicott is located in Broome County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,425 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Endicott <4>
• Port Dickinson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Dickinson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Dickinson
  • Port Dickinson is located in Broome County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
• Montrose
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montrose have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
  • Montrose is located in Susquehanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,464 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montrose <4>
• Susquehanna Depot
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Susquehanna Depot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Depot
  • Susquehanna Depot is located in Susquehanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,444 people
• Hallstead
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallstead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallstead
  • Hallstead is located in Susquehanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,195 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hallstead <4>
• Windsor
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
  • Windsor is located in Broome County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
• New Milford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Milford
  • New Milford is located in Susquehanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Milford <4>
• Great Bend
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Bend
  • Great Bend is located in Susquehanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Bend <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 Franklin Forks. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Franklin Forks.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Franklin Forks ...

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

Adding Franklin Forks to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Franklin Forks 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 Forks was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Franklin Forks post office opened in 1871.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Susquehanna County: www.susquehanna.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/