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Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States

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Details for Franklin County

NameFranklin County
Place TypeCounty
Located in
Pennsylvania, United States
County SeatChambersburg
Coordinates
Latitude 40.2503618 40° 15' 01.3" N
Longitude -77.6663790 77° 39' 59" W
Population121,082
Elevation490 m
Surrounding CountiesJuniata NE
Perry NE
Cumberland E
Adams SE
Frederick (Maryland) S
Washington (Maryland) S
Morgan (West Virginia) SW
Fulton W
Huntingdon NW
USGS GNIS FeatureID1213670
Histopolis Place ID937902773
Updated Apr 15, 2011
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Genealogy Resources for Franklin County

10 Resources; Select a Cemetery below for additional resources specific to that Cemetery.
Franklin County PA USGW Archives - Cemetery Records [USGenWeb Archives]
http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/franklin/cemet.htm (5 Dec 2009)

Franklin County, Pennsylvania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia [Wikipedia]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_County,_Pennsylvania (16 Jul 2010)

Linkpendium > Genealogy > USA > Pennsylvania > Franklin County [Linkpendium]
The definitive directory to Genealogy > USA > Pennsylvania > Franklin County
http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/PA/Franklin/ (3 Aug 2010)

The Political Graveyard: Franklin County, Pa. [The Political Graveyard]
A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 192,291 U.S. political figures, living and dead, from the 1700s to the present.
http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/FR.html#CEM (26 Mar 2009)

Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records and Online Memorials [Find A Grave]
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScnty=2268 (9 Sep 2009)

Franklin County, Pennsylvania Cemetery Records [Interment.net]
Cemetery records of Franklin County, Pennsylvania
http://www.interment.net/us/pa/franklin.htm (16 May 2010)

Franklin County, Pennsylvania PA, county profile - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk [ePodunk]
Franklin County, Pennsylvania PA, county profile, with sections on demographics, cemeteries, the economy, government, history and politics.
http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=14014 (22 Nov 2008)

Cemeteries in or near Franklin County - ePodunk [ePodunk]
http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/localList.php?local=14014&locTGroup=Cemeteries&direction=down (19 Oct 2008)

Pennsylvania Gravestone Photo Project - Cemetery Index [Pennsylvania Gravestone Photos]
Research your Pennsylvania ancestors and family history by searching our online database of Pennsylvania gravestone photos. Locate Pennsylvania gravestone images of your descendants and discover your Pennsylvania roots.
http://pennsylvaniagravestones.org/cemeteries.php?selected_cid=28 (26 Nov 2010)

Linkpendium > Genealogy > USA > Pennsylvania > Franklin County > Cemeteries [Linkpendium]
The definitive directory to Genealogy > USA > Pennsylvania > Franklin County > Cemeteries
http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/PA/Franklin/cem/ (18 Oct 2008)
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Townships and Boroughs of Franklin County

15 Townships, 6 Boroughs (Township is assumed unless noted)
AntrimChambersburg (borough)FannettGreencastle (borough)
GreeneGuilfordHamiltonLetterkenny
LurganMercersburg (borough)MetalMont Alto (borough)
MontgomeryOrrstown (borough)PetersQuincy
Saint ThomasSouthamptonWarrenWashington
Waynesboro (borough)

Cities of Franklin County

7 Boroughs, 147 Unincorporated Places (u.p.) (Unincorporated Place (u.p.) is assumed unless noted)
AltenwaldAmbersonAmberson Valley EstatesAqua
Bear LickBeartownBiesecker GapBino
Blue Ridge SummitBoggstownBrown MillsBrownsville
Buchanan SummitBuena Vista SpringsCaledonia ParkCarlton Heights
Carrick ValleyCashtownChambersburg (borough)Charlestown
CharmianCheesetownChurch HillClay Hill
ClaylickCold SpringConcordCoseytown
Cove GapCowans VillageCressDickey
DoylesburgDoylestownDry RunDuffield
DutchtownEast FayettevilleEastland HillsEdenville
ElbrookFairviewFalling SpringFannettsburg
FayettevilleFive ForksFort LoudonFox Hill
Franklin FurnaceFreestoneGermantownGlen Forney
Green VillageGreencastle (borough)GreendaleGreenwood
GuilfordGuilford HillsGuilford SpringsHamilton Heights
HousumJohnstonJugtownKasiesville
KauffmanKeefersKensington HeightsKnepper
Laurel GroveLedyLemastersLenwood Heights
LurganMainsvilleMaple GroveMarion
MarkesMason and DixonMcKinneyMercersburg (borough)
Mercersburg JunctionMetalMidvaleMilnor
MongulMont Alto (borough)MontereyMount Rock
Mount UnionMountain GreenMowersvilleNew Franklin
NewbridgeNicodemusNovaNunnery
NyesvilleOld ForgeOrrstown (borough)Otterbein
Pen MarPennersvillePinolaPleasant Hall
Pleasant ViewPolktownPond BankQuincy
QuinsoniaRed BridgeRichmond FurnaceRoadside
RockdaleRouzervilleRoxburySaint Thomas
SalemSandy HookScotlandShady Grove
ShimpstownShippensburg (borough)SlabtownSmoketown
Social IslandSouth MountainSpring RunSpringtown
State LineStony PointStoufferstownSweetwater
SylvanTomstownTurkeyfootUpper Strasburg
UptonVanillaWaterlooWayne Heights
WaynecastleWaynesboro (borough)Welsh RunWest Fayetteville
West Hamilton HeightsWhite RocksWilliamsonWillow Hill
WingertonWoodstockWorleytownYeakle Mill
ZentmyerZullinger

Cemeteries of Franklin County

10 Cemeteries
Cedar HillGreen HillHorse ValleyLower Path Valley
McCaskey GravesMyersPath ValleyStrang
UnitedVeterans Memorial Park

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