Franklin County, Maine
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 51 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1969. Most listings are in or near Farmington, Rangeley, Kingfield.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
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National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP40 of 51 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
51 listed properties
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBFranklin was formed in 1838 (1838-05-09) from Kennebec, Oxford, Somerset.
FRANKLIN created from KENNEBEC, OXFORD, and SOMERSET.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusFranklin County population from 1840 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20,801 | 20,403 | 18,180 | 18,444 | 19,825 | 19,896 | 20,682 | 20,069 | 27,098 | 29,467 | 29,456 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS119 cemeteries and 4 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 80 of 119 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Adams Cemetery |
| Adams Richardson Cemetery |
| Allen Cemetery |
| Allens Mills Cemetery |
| Avon Cemetery |
| Avon Valley Road Cemetery |
| Barrett Cemetery |
| Beans Corner Cemetery |
| Belcher Cemetery |
| Berry Mills Cemetery |
| Birchland Cemetery |
| Blake Cemetery |
| Blodgett Cemetery |
| Boardman - True Cemetery |
| Borough Cemetery |
| Brackley Cemetery |
| Brag - Porter - Smith - North Farmington Cemetery |
| Brooks Cemetery |
| Burbank Nile Cemetery |
| Butterfield Cemetery |
| Byron Annex Cemetery |
| Byron Cemetery |
| Carthage Cemetery |
| Center Cemetery |
| Center Hill Cemetery |
| Center Hill Cemetery |
| Chesterville Hill Cemetery |
| Cunningham Cates Cemetery |
| Daggett Cemetery |
| Day Mountain Cemetery |
| Deane Cemetery |
| Dunham Cemetery |
| East Dixfield Cemetery |
| East Madrid Cemetery |
| East Wilton Cemetery |
| Eustis Cemetery |
| Evergreen Cemetery |
| Fairview Cemetery |
| Field Cemetery |
| Flagstaff Cemetery |
| Freeman Ridge Cemetery |
| Gay Cemetery |
| Gower Cemetery |
| Hackett Notch Cemetery |
| Hardy Cemetery |
| Harnden Cemetery |
| Herrick Mountain Cemetery |
| Holley Cemetery |
| Huff Cemetery |
| Hunter French Cemetery |
| Jay Hill Cemetery |
| Knott Burial Plot |
| Lakeview Cemetery |
| Lowell Cemetery |
| Lowell Cemetery |
| Madrid Cemetery |
| Mantor Cemetery |
| McLain Stewart Cemetery |
| Meeting House Cemetery |
| Mitchell Cemetery |
| Mosher Hill Cemetery |
| Mount Abram Cemetery |
| Mount Blue Cemetery |
| Mountain View Cemetery |
| Newman Cemetery |
| Norcross Cemetery |
| North Chesterfield Cemetery |
| North Freeman Cemetery |
| North Jay Cemetery |
| Oakes Peary Cemetery |
| Old Tainter Burial Ground |
| Peabody Corner Cemetery |
| Pearson Cemetery |
| Pease Cemetery |
| Phillips - Maine Cemetery |
| Pike Cemetery |
| Pinkham Hill Cemetery |
| Pratt Corner Cemetery |
| Rangeley Village Cemetery |
| Red Schoolhouse Cemetery |
Historical populated places — 4 of 4
| Name |
|---|
| Butterfield |
| Dead River |
| Kamankeag |
| Moosehorn |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
Historical markers
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