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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Franklin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2010 Census the county had a population of 12,786. The county seat and largest city is Preston. Franklin County is part of the Logan, Utah-Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Established in 1913, Franklin County was named after Franklin D. Richards, an Apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and it is the only Franklin County in the United States that is not named after Benjamin Franklin.
The Bear River Massacre took place in present day Franklin County on January 29, 1863.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1874 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1878 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1910 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1913 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1913 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1920 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1950 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1920 | 8,650
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| 1930 | 9,379
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| 1940 | 10,229
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| 1950 | 9,867
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| 1960 | 8,457
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| 1970 | 7,373
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| 1980 | 8,895
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| 1990 | 9,232
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~idfrankl/
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