Welcome to Franklin Forest ...

Franklin Forest is located in Fairfax County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Franklin Forest: Franklin Frst.

Franklin Forest is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Franklin Forest: 703 & 571<3>

Websites for Franklin Forest ...

Chamber of Commerce: www.fccc.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Franklin Forest, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Franklin Forest ...

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

Arlington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2010 Census: 207,627 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <4>
Alexandria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alexandria is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158,726 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <4>
Rockville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rockville is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,512 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <4>
Gaithersburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Gaithersburg is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaithersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,741 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaithersburg <4>
College Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- College Park is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,173 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for College Park <4>
Herndon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Herndon is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,573 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herndon <4>
Fairfax
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfax is located in Fairfax City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,429 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <4>
Greenbelt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greenbelt is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbelt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,229 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbelt <4>
Hyattsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hyattsville is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,217 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyattsville <4>
Manassas Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Manassas Park is located in Manassas Park City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manassas Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,004 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manassas Park <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 Forest. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Franklin Forest.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Franklin Forest ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Fairfax, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Franklin Forest - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 703 code has been Overlayed with the 571 area code. New phone numbers in the Franklin Forest area will be assigned with one of these codes: 703 or 571. As a result, placing a call in the Franklin Forest area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.