Franklin County, Pennsylvania
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At a glance
SummaryNo newspaper titles for Franklin County are listed in the U.S. Newspaper Directory data loaded here. The National Register of Historic Places includes 66 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1970. Most listings are in or near Chambersburg, Mercersburg, Waynesboro.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
Library of CongressNo titles found in the directory for this county. Search the Library of Congress directory.
National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP40 of 66 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
66 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 1784 (1784-09-09) from Cumberland.
FRANKLIN created from CUMBERLAND.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusFranklin County population from 1790 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1790 | 1800 | 1820 | 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15,655 | 19,638 | 31,892 | 37,793 | 42,126 | 49,855 | 54,902 | 62,275 | 69,378 | 75,927 | 88,172 | 113,629 | 129,313 | 155,932 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS169 cemeteries and 0 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 80 of 169 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Air Hill Cemetery |
| Amberson Union Cemetery |
| Angle Graveyard |
| Antietam Church Cemetery |
| Antrim Mennonite Cemetery |
| Benchoff Family Cemetery |
| Benedict Family Cemetery |
| Bethel Cemetery |
| Blairs Valley Methodist Church Cemetery |
| Bonebrake Family Cemetery |
| Brandts Church Cemetery |
| Brechbill Cemetery |
| Brindle Cemetery |
| Brinzer - Brainer Cemetery |
| Brown's Mill Dunkard Cemetery |
| Browns Mill Old Baptist Brethren Church Cemetery |
| Brownsville Church of God Church Cemetery |
| Burns Family Cemetery |
| Burns Hill Cemetery |
| Byer Cemetery |
| Calvary Episcopal Chapel Cemetery |
| Calvary Mennonite Church Cemetery |
| Carrick United Methodist Church Cemetery |
| Cashtown Cemetery |
| Cedar Grove Cemetery |
| Cedar Grove Mennonite Church Cemetery |
| Cedar Hill Cemetery |
| Chambersburg Jewish Cemetery |
| Chambersburg Mennonite Cemetery |
| Charlestown United Methodist Church Cemetery |
| Clearfield Old Order Mennonite Cemetery |
| Coble Family Cemetery |
| Concord Union Cemetery |
| Corpus Christi Cemetery |
| Covenanter Cemetery |
| Covenanter Cemetery |
| Crider Family Farm Cemetery |
| Criders Cemetery |
| Culbertson Mennonite Church Cemetery |
| Doylesburg United Methodist Cemetery |
| Ebenezer United Brethren Cemetery |
| Edenville Methodist Church Cemetery |
| Emanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery |
| Emanuel's Liberal United Brethren Church Cemetery |
| Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery |
| Evert Farm Family Cemetery |
| Falling Spring German Baptist Cemetery |
| Falling Spring Presbyterian Church Cemetery |
| Falling Spring Reformed Mennonite Cemetery |
| Fannettsburg Reformed Church Cemetery |
| Fellowship Independence Cemetery |
| Fellowship Independent Brethren Cemetery |
| Fetterhoff Chapel Cemetery |
| Fetterhoff Family Burial Ground |
| First Evangelical Lutheran Church of Chambersburg Cemetery |
| Franklin County Memorial Garden |
| German Reformed Cemetery |
| Gipe Grove Cemetery |
| Gipes Grove Cemetery |
| Green Hill Cemetery |
| Green Village United Methodist Cemetery |
| Greenvillage Lutheran Cemetery |
| Grindstone Hill Cemetery |
| Hades Church Cemetery |
| Harbaugh Church Cemetery |
| Hawbecker Cemetery |
| Hege Farm Cemetery |
| Hess Cemetery |
| Horse Valley Cemetery |
| Jacob Harshman Family Cemetery |
| Kuhn Farm Family Cemetery |
| Lebanon Cemetery |
| Lincoln Cemetery |
| Loop Farm Family Cemetery |
| Lower Path Valley Cemetery |
| Lowman Family Burial Grounds |
| Lurgan Cemetery |
| Macedonia United Brethren Church Cemetery |
| Maplewood Cemetery |
| Marion Mennonite Church Cemetery |
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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