Welcome to Franklintown ...

Franklintown is located in Jefferson County<1>.

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

Franklintown is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Franklintown: (304) & (681)<4>

Websites for Franklintown ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.jeffersoncounty.com/

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

Communities Also Named Franklintown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Franklintown - they are located in Florida, Maryland and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Franklintown ...

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

• Winchester
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Winchester City (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,700 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <5>
• Martinsburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
  • Martinsburg is located in Berkeley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsburg <5>
• Purcellville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcellville
  • Purcellville is located in Loudoun County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purcellville <5>
• Brunswick
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Brunswick is located in Frederick County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <5>
• Charles Town
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Town
  • Charles Town is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charles Town <5>
• Ranson
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
  • Ranson is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
  • Ranson has also been known as:
  • Corporation of Ranson
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <5>
• Berryville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
  • Berryville is located in Clarke County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berryville <5>
• Lovettsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovettsville
  • Lovettsville is located in Loudoun County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovettsville <5>
• Stephens City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stephens City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens City
  • Stephens City is located in Frederick County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,106 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stephens City <5>
• Shepherdstown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherdstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherdstown
  • Shepherdstown is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,922 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shepherdstown <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Franklintown ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffersoncountywv.org/

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