Franklin County, New York Genealogy

United States   New York   Franklin County

Quick Facts

 * Named for Benjamin Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers.
 * Franklin County is part of Macomb's Purchase of 1791.

Parent County

 * Created 11 March 1808 from western part of Clinton County.

Record Loss

 * Lost census: 1890

Newspapers

 * Northern New York Historical Newspapers Search Franklin Co. historical newspapers ranging from the years 1849 - 2002.

Societies, Libraries and Museums

 * Franklin County Historical and Museum Society

Websites

 * The Franklin County NYGenWeb Project, an member of The NYGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Franklin County.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Franklin County. (Mirror site)
 * FamilySearch.org Family History Library catalog for Franklin County