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Welcome to Franklin Park ...

Franklin Park is located in Montgomery County<1>.

Franklin Park is 2,210 feet [674 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Franklin Park is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Franklin Park: 540 & 826<3>

Communities Also Named Franklin Park ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Franklin Park: This one is located in Montgomery County and the other is located in Fairfax County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 12 communities that are also named Franklin Park - they are located in Florida (2), Idaho, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey (2), New York, North Carolina and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Franklin Park ...

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

  • Blacksburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Radford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Dublin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Pembroke
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Floyd
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Merrimac
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Merrimac is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
  • Riner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Ellett
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Ellett is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellett
  • Montgomery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Montgomery is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
  • Pilot
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)

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 Park. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Franklin Park.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Franklin Park ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Franklin Park - 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 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Franklin Park area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Franklin Park 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.