Welcome to Franksville ...
Franksville is located in Racine County<1>.
The location of Franksville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Franksville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1879.
Franksville is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Franksville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The telephone area code for Franksville: (262)
Communities near Franksville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Franksville.
- Milwaukee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
- Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589,067 people
- Kenosha
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenosha
- Kenosha is located in Kenosha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99,570 people
- Racine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
- Racine is located in Racine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76,237 people
- West Allis
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Allis
- West Allis is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,748 people
- New Berlin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
- New Berlin is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,812 people
- Greenfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,183 people
- Oak Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
- Oak Creek is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,469 people
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Mount Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Racine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,048 people
- Muskego
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Franksville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Franksville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Franksville. 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 Franksville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Franksville. See our Newspapers Page for Franksville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Franksville ...
Looking for more information about Franksville? 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 Franksville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Franksville.
Adding Franksville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Franksville 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 Franksville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the Franksville post office opened in 1879.
We also found Franksville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Franksville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Franksville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Racine County: www.racineco.com/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Racine, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Franksville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |