Welcome to Franktown ...

Franktown is located in Northampton County<1>.

The location of Franktown has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Franktown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1817.

Franktown is near sea level<3>.

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

Franktown is located in the (757) area code.

Communities Also Named Franktown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Franktown - they are located in Colorado, Nevada and Ontario.

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

Communities near Franktown ...

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

• Exmore
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exmore
  • Exmore is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,362 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exmore <4>
• Onancock
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onancock
  • Onancock is located in Accomack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onancock <4>
• Cape Charles
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cape Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Charles
  • Cape Charles is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,056 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cape Charles <4>
• Belle Haven
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Haven
  • Belle Haven is located in Accomack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle Haven <4>
• Onley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onley
  • Onley is located in Accomack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 499 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onley <4>
• Cheriton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheriton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheriton
  • Cheriton is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheriton <4>
• Melfa
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melfa
  • Melfa is located in Accomack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melfa <4>
• Eastville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastville
  • Eastville is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastville <4>
• Wachapreague
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wachapreague
  • Wachapreague is located in Accomack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wachapreague <4>
• Painter
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painter
  • Painter is located in Accomack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Painter <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 Franktown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Franktown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Franktown ...

Looking for more information about Franktown? 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 Franktown, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Franktown.

Adding Franktown to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Franktown post office opened in 1817.

We also found Franktown in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Franktown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Northampton County: www.co.northampton.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/