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Franklin County, New York

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85historic places
—earliest paper
1808formed
47,555pop. 2020
79cemeteries
—CW battlefields

At a glance

Summary

The National Register of Historic Places includes 85 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1975; 1 is also National Historic Landmark. Most listings are in or near Saranac Lake, Malone, Saranac Inn.

Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.

Newspapers

Library of Congress

Newspaper directory data for New York is not yet loaded on this site. Browse Franklin titles at the Library of Congress.

National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

62 of 85 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

85 listed properties
PropertyCityTypeListed
Allen, Dr. A. H., CottageSaranac LakeBuilding1992
Ames CottageSaranac LakeBuilding1992
Azure Mountain Fire Observation StationWaverlyStructure2001
Baird CottageSaranac LakeBuilding1992
Berkeley Square Historic District (Additional Documentation)Saranac LakeDistrict1988
Berkeley Square Historic District (Boundary Increase)Saranac LakeDistrict2024
Brighton Town HallBrightonBuilding2003
Camp IntermissionSaranac LakeBuilding1992
Camp TopridgeKeese HillBuilding1986
Camp Wild AirUpper St. RegisBuilding1986
Church Street Historic DistrictSaranac LakeDistrict1992
Church of the Ascension Chapel and RectorySaranac InnDistrict2021
Colbath CottageSaranac LakeBuilding1992
Corey CottageSaranac LakeBuilding2022
Cottage Row Historic DistrictSaranac LakeDistrict1992
Debar Pond LodgeDuaneDistrict2014
Distin CottageSaranac LakeBuilding1992
Drury CottageSaranac LakeBuilding1992
Duane Methodist Episcopal ChurchDuaneBuilding1991
Eagle Island Camp NHLSaranac InnBuilding1987
Ellenberger CottageSaranac LakeBuilding1992
Feisthamel-Edelberg CottageSaranac LakeBuilding1992
Feustmann CottageSaranac LakeBuilding1992
First Congregational ChurchMaloneBuilding1991
First Union Protestant Church of Mountain ViewBellmontBuilding2005
Freer CottageSaranac LakeBuilding1992
Gray, E. L., HouseSaranac LakeBuilding1992
Hastings FarmsteadDickinson CenterBuilding2007
Hathaway CottageSaranac LakeBuilding1992
Hill CottageSaranac LakeBuilding1992
Hillside LodgeSaranac LakeBuilding1992
Homestead, TheSaranac LakeBuilding1992
Hooey CottageSaranac LakeBuilding1992
Hopkins CottageSaranac LakeBuilding1992
Horton GristmillMaloneBuilding1975
Hotel SaranacSaranac LakeBuilding2019
Jennings CottageSaranac LakeBuilding1992
Johnson CottageSaranac LakeBuilding1992
Joseph, Beth, SynagogueTupper LakeBuilding1988
Lady Tree LodgeSaranac LakeBuilding2018
Larom CottageSaranac LakeBuilding1992
Leis BlockSaranac LakeBuilding1992
Leis CottageSaranac LakeBuilding1992
Lincoln, Anselm, HouseMaloneBuilding1975
Little RedSaranac LakeBuilding1992
Loon Lake Mountain Fire Observation StationFranklinStructure2008
Magill Cottage (Additional Documentation)Saranac LakeBuilding1992
Malone ArmoryMaloneBuilding1995
Malone Downtown Historic DistrictMaloneDistrict2021
Malone Freight DepotMaloneBuilding1976
Malone Residential Historic DistrictMaloneDistrict2025
McBean CottageSaranac LakeBuilding1992
Merrillsville Cure CottageMerrillsvilleBuilding1995
Moss LedgeSaranac InnBuilding1986
Musselman CottageSaranac LakeBuilding1992
Northbrook LodgePaul SmithsBuilding2014
Noyes CottageSaranac LakeBuilding1992
Oval Wood Dish FactoryTupper LakeDistrict2021
Paddock BuildingMaloneBuilding1976
Pomeroy CottageSaranac LakeBuilding1992
Prospect Point CampSaranac InnBuilding1986
Radwell CottageSaranac LakeBuilding1992
Ryan CottageSaranac LakeBuilding1992
Sarbanes CottageSaranac LakeBuilding1992
Savage, Orin, CottageSaranac LakeBuilding1992
Schrader-Griswold CottageSaranac LakeBuilding1992
Seeley CottageSaranac LakeBuilding1992
Sloan CottageSaranac LakeBuilding1992
Smith CottageSaranac LakeBuilding1992
Smith's, Paul, Electric Light and Power and Railroad Company ComplexSaranac LakeDistrict1987
Smith's, Paul, Hotel CottagesBrightonBuilding1999
St. Regis Mountain Fire Observation StationSanta ClaraStructure2005
St. Regis Presbyterian ChurchKeeses MillBuilding2020
Stonaker CottageSaranac LakeBuilding1992
Stuckman CottageSaranac LakeBuilding1992
The MooringsTupper LakeBuilding2025
U.S. Inspection Station-Chateaugay, New YorkChateaugayBuilding2014
U.S. Inspection Station-Fort Covington, New YorkFort CovingtonBuilding2014
U.S. Inspection Station-Trout River, New YorkTrout RiverBuilding2014
US Post Office-MaloneMaloneBuilding1989
Valentine, Chester, HouseSaranac LakeBuilding2015
Walker CottageSaranac LakeBuilding1992
Wilder HomesteadMaloneDistrict2014
Wilson CottageSaranac LakeBuilding1992
Witherspoon CottageSaranac LakeBuilding1992

Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Franklin was formed in 1808 (1808-03-11) from Clinton.

FRANKLIN created from CLINTON.

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

Franklin County population from 1810 to 2020 (Census historical series).

52k27k2,6171810184018801920196020002020
1810182018401860188019001920194019501960198020002020
2,6174,43916,51830,83732,39042,85343,54144,28644,83044,74244,92951,13447,555

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.

Cemeteries & historical places

USGS GNIS

79 cemeteries and 0 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.

Cemeteries — 79 of 79 listed
NameLatLon
Bangor Cemetery44.81637-74.38595
Bellmont Center Cemetery44.84813-74.13484
Beth Joseph Cemetery44.22023-74.44278
Bigelow Cemetery44.87222-74.065
Brainardsville Cemetery44.86207-74.01987
Brandon Cemetery44.77791-74.37582
Brayton Hollow Cemetery44.94233-74.12125
Briggs Street Cemetery44.96692-74.391
Brighton Memorial Park44.4331-74.18265
Bunker Hill Cemetery44.84197-74.04925
Burke Center Cemetery44.91781-74.19523
Chasm Falls Methodist Cemetery44.74584-74.22029
Coal Hill Cemetery44.91226-74.40074
Constable Cemetery44.92068-74.29044
Develin Cemetery44.80218-74.44644
Dimmick Cemetery44.86883-74.34009
Earlville Cemetery44.97388-74.04368
East Dickinson Cemetery44.77106-74.51675
East Side Cemetery44.92671-74.06677
Elmwood Cemetery44.98237-74.49131
Evergreen Cemetery44.9275-74.06974
Fairview Cemetery44.71977-74.55962
Forest Cemetery44.67487-74.52596
Hillside Rest Cemetery44.93983-74.5657
Holy Name Cemetery44.24654-74.49589
Hoose Cemetery44.66344-74.22568
Howard Cemetery44.91767-74.20468
Ives Cemetery44.71647-74.5493
Kimpton Cemetery44.79196-74.25088
Ladd Cemetery44.66106-74.27143
Lakeview Cemetery44.22132-74.44263
Maple Hill Cemetery44.88449-74.48368
Merrill Cemetery44.84494-74.04662
Merrillsville Cemetery44.52782-74.02431
Mitchell Cemetery44.903-74.16136
Mohawk Memorial Cemetery44.9802-74.68394
Moira Community Cemetery44.81852-74.56051
Morningside Cemetery44.80485-74.00326
Morningside Cemetery44.85352-74.27619
Mountain View Cemetery44.42126-74.16173
North Bangor Cemetery44.84055-74.4
North Burke Cemetery44.98511-74.17438
North Dickinson Cemetery44.76555-74.57
Notre Dame Cemetery44.84476-74.2725
Pike Cemetery44.88388-74.17383
Pine Grove Cemetery44.93301-74.36451
Ridgway Cemetery44.89062-74.1533
Riverside Cemetery44.95928-74.41324
Saint Alphonsus Cemetery44.21811-74.44127
Saint Anns Cemetery44.67601-74.52601
Saint Augustine Cemetery44.83935-74.39998
Saint Bernards Cemetery44.33053-74.15114
Saint Bridget's Roman Catholic Cemetery44.98896-74.3094
Saint Francis of Assisi Cemetery44.92084-74.29167
Saint George Cemetery44.90151-74.17727
Saint Helen's Cemetery44.74689-74.22558
Saint John Bosco Cemetery44.86857-74.28779
Saint Johns Cemetery44.37531-74.22968
Saint Joseph Cemetery44.97875-74.66343
Saint Josephs Cemetery44.81667-74.29919
Saint Josephs Cemetery44.85473-74.30482
Saint Josephs Cemetery44.91544-74.56717
Saint Marys Cemetery44.82337-74.52212
Saint Marys Cemetery44.98458-74.50349
Saint Patrick Cemetery44.97047-74.65786
Saint Patricks Cemetery44.92167-74.09808
Saint Pauls Cemetery44.41561-74.07108
Saint Peters Cemetery44.82433-74.52152
Saint Rose Cemetery44.51392-73.94409
Sand Hill Cemetery44.79998-74.37494
Sand Hill Cemetery44.9079-74.56514
Sandy Knoll Cemetery44.97283-74.12543
Southworth Cemetery44.87087-74.44484
Sunnyside Cemetery44.82735-74.52183
Thayer Corners Cemetery44.92374-74.14961
Union Cemetery44.42668-73.94366
Union Cemetery44.4412-74.07293
Webster Street Cemetery44.84109-74.29605
Wylie Cemetery44.87546-74.39824

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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