Place:Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States

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NameFranklin
Alt namesFranklinsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates40.25°N 77.667°W
Located inPennsylvania, United States     (1784 - )
See alsoCumberland, Pennsylvania, United StatesParent county
Contained Places
Borough
Chambersburg
Greencastle
Mercersburg
Mont Alto
Waynesboro
Cemetery
Cedar Hill Cemetery
Cedar Hill Cemetery
Church Hill Graveyard
Falling Spring Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Ft. Stover
Census-designated place
Fayetteville
Guilford
Rouzerville
Wayne Heights
Inhabited place
Altenwald
Amberson
Aqua
Bear Lick
Beartown
Biesecker Gap
Big Spring
Bino
Blue Ridge Summit
Boggstown
Brown Mills
Brownsville
Buchanan Summit
Buena Vista Springs
Caledonia Park
Carlton Heights
Carrick Valley
Cashtown
Charlestown
Charmian
Cheesetown
Church Hill
Clay Hill
Claylick
Concord
Coseytown
Cove Gap
Cowans Village
Cress
Culbertson
Dickey
Doylesburg
Doylestown
Dry Run
Duffield
Dutchtown
East Fayetteville
Eastland Hills
Edenville
Elbrook
Fairview
Falling Spring
Fannettsburg
Five Forks
Fort Loudon
Fox Hill
Franklin Furnace
Freestone
Ft Loudon
Germantown
Glen Forney
Green Village
Greendale
Guilford Hills
Guilford Springs
Hamilton Heights
Heron's Branch
Housum
Johnston
Jugtown
Kasiesville
Kauffman
Keefers
Kensington Heights
Knepper
Laurel Grove
Ledy
Lemasters
Lenwood Heights
Line
Lurgan
Mainsville
Maple Grove
Marion
Markes
Mason and Dixon
McKinney
Mercersburg Junction
Metal
Midvale
Milnor
Mongul
Monterey
Mount Rock
Mount Union
Mountain Green
Mowersville
New Franklin
Newbridge
Nicodemus
Nova
Nunnery
Nyesville
Old Forge
Orrstown
Otterbein
Path Valley
Pennersville
Pinola
Pleasant Hall
Pleasant View
Polktown
Pond Bank
Red Bridge
Richmond Furnace
Roadside
Roxbury
Saint Thomas
Salem
Sandy Hook
Scotland
Shady Grove
Shimpstown
Slabtown
Smoketown
Social Island
South Mountain
Spring Run
Springtown
Stony Point
Stoufferstown
Sweetwater
Sylvan
Tomstown
Turkeyfoot
Tuscarora Summit
Upper Strasburg
Upton
Vanilla
Waynecastle
Welsh Run
West Hamilton Heights
White Rocks
Williamson
Willow Hill
Wingerton
Woodstock
Worleytown
Yeakle Mill
Zentmyer
Zullinger
Township
Antrim
Fanett Township
Fannet
Fannett
Greene
Guilford (township)
Hamilton
Letterkenny
Lurgan (township)
Peters
Quincy
Southampton
St. Thomas
Warren
Washington
Unknown
Letterkenny Army Depot
Pen Mar
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Franklin County is a county located in South Central Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 155,932 Its county seat is Chambersburg.

Franklin County comprises the Chambersburg–Waynesboro, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Washington–Baltimore–Arlington-DC–MD–VA–WV–PA Combined Statistical Area. It lies to a large extent within the Cumberland Valley.

Contents

Timeline

Date Event Source
1784 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1784 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1784 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1790 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1790 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990

Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1790 15,655
1800 19,638
1810 23,083
1820 31,892
1830 35,037
1840 37,793
1850 39,904
1860 42,126
1870 45,365
1880 49,855
1890 51,433
1900 54,902
1910 59,775
1920 62,275
1930 65,010
1940 69,378
1950 75,927
1960 88,172
1970 100,833
1980 113,629
1990 121,082

Research Tips

External links

  • Outstanding guide to Franklin County family history and genealogy resources (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Birth, marriage, and death records, censuses, wills, deeds, county histories, cemeteries, churches, newspapers, libraries, and genealogical societies.
  • www.franklinco.pa.net/


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