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Welcome to East Franklin ...

East Franklin is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Franklin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

A typical abbreviation for East Franklin: E. Franklin

East Franklin is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for East Franklin: 802

Communities Also Named East Franklin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named East Franklin - they are located in Maine, North Carolina and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near East Franklin ...

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

  • Cowansville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Saint Albans
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Swanton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swanton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanton
    • Swanton is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,574 people
  • Lac Brome
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lac Brome came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lac Brome
  • Sutton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sutton came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
  • Highgate
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highgate have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate
    • Highgate is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,664 people
  • Dunham
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunham came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunham
  • Enosburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enosburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enosburg
    • Enosburg is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,796 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enosburg <3>
  • Brigham
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brigham came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigham
  • Swanton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Franklin ...

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

Adding East Franklin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Franklin 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 East Franklin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the East Franklin post office opened in 1850.

We also found East Franklin in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Vermont's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Franklin - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/