Place:Franklinville, Cattaraugus, New York, United States

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NameFranklinville
TypeVillage
Coordinates42.337°N 78.457°W
Located inCattaraugus, New York, United States
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Franklinville is a village in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. The population was 1,740 at the 2010 census.[1] The community was named after William Temple Franklin, an agent with the Holland Land Company and the grandson of Founding Father Benjamin Franklin. The village is in the northeast part of the town of Franklinville.

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History

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The community was founded circa 1806, while still in an area named "Ischua". The village of Franklinville was incorporated in 1874. The central core of the village is on the National Register of Historic Places as the Park Square Historic District. Also listed on the National Register of Historic Places is the Simeon B. Robbins House.

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  • Outstanding guide to Franklinville family history and genealogy resources (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Birth, marriage, and death records, town histories, cemeteries, churches, newspapers, libraries, and genealogical societies.
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