Franklin County, Virginia Genealogy

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Parent County
1785--Franklin County was created 17 October 1785 from Bedford and Henry Counties. County seat: Rocky Mount

Neighboring Counties

 * Bedford
 * Floyd
 * Henry
 * Patrick
 * Pittsylvania
 * Roanoke

Newspapers
Professor Tom Costa and The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia have created a database of all runaway advertisements for slaves, indentured servants, transported convicts, and ship deserters listed in the Virginia Gazette and other Virginia newspapers (1736-1803), see: The Geography of Slavery in Virginia.

Websites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Family History Library Catalog