South
Virginia
City of Franklin

Franklin

Franklin is the southwesternmost independent city in , Commonwealth of . As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,180. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Franklin with for statistical purposes.
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  • Type: Town with 8,800 residents
  • Description: independent city in Virginia, United States
  • Also known as: “Franklin Depot”, “Franklin, VA”, “Franklin, Virginia”, and “Southampton”
  • Postal code: 23851
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include Franklin Municipal Airport and Hayden High School.

Aerodrome
Franklin Municipal–John Beverly Rose Airport, also known as or John Beverly Rose Field is a public in , , . is situated 2 miles northeast of Franklin.

School
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is a historic high school complex for African-American students located in Franklin, Virginia. The main building was completed in 1953 and is a two-story, "L"-plan brick-clad building with two smaller one-story additions.

School
is a public high school in Franklin, Virginia. It is a co-educational school serving grades 9-12. is a member of the Tri-Rivers District, Class A athletic conference. is situated 1½ miles northwest of Franklin.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Camptown and Carrsville.

Village
is a census-designated place in , , United States, lying just east of Franklin. The population as of the 2010 census was 766. The International Paper mill is here along with a Black community known as .

Village
is a census-designated place in in the region of southeastern , United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 359. is situated 6 miles northeast of Franklin.

Franklin

Latitude
36.67765° or 36° 40′ 40″ north
Longitude
-76.92246° or 76° 55′ 21″ west
Population
8,800
Elevation
16 feet (5 metres)
IATA airport code
FKN
Open location code
8785M3HH+32
Open­Street­Map ID
node 157581499
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
4759986
Wiki­data ID
Q350001
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Franklin” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “فرانكلين”
  • Cebuano: “Franklin (kapital sa kondado sa Estados Unidos, Virginia)”
  • Cebuano: “Franklin”
  • Chechen: “Франклин”
  • Chinese: “富兰克林”
  • Chinese: “富蘭克林”
  • Dutch: “Franklin”
  • Esperanto: “Franklin”
  • Finnish: “Franklin”
  • French: “Franklin”
  • German: “Franklin”
  • Gilaki: “فرانکلين (ويرجينيا)”
  • Gilaki: “فرانکلين”
  • Haitian: “Franklin, Vijini”
  • Haitian: “Franklin”
  • Irish: “Franklin”
  • Italian: “Franklin”
  • Japanese: “フランクリン”
  • Korean: “프랭클린”
  • Ladin: “Franklin”
  • Low German: “Franklin”
  • Malagasy: “Franklin, Virginia”
  • Malagasy: “Franklin”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Franklin”
  • Norwegian: “Franklin”
  • Persian: “فرانکلین، ویرجینیا”
  • Persian: “فرانکلین”
  • Polish: “Franklin”
  • Portuguese: “Franklin”
  • Romanian: “Franklin, Virginia”
  • Romanian: “Franklin”
  • Russian: “Франклин”
  • Serbian: “Френклин”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Franklin, Virginia”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Franklin”
  • South Azerbaijani: “فرانکلین، ویرجینیا”
  • Spanish: “Franklin (Virginia)”
  • Spanish: “Franklin”
  • Swedish: “Franklin, Virginia”
  • Swedish: “Franklin”
  • Tatar: “Франклин (Вирджиния)”
  • Tatar: “Франклин”
  • Turkish: “Franklin, Virginia”
  • Turkish: “Franklin”
  • Ukrainian: “Франклін”
  • Urdu: “فرینکلن، ورجینیا”
  • Urdu: “فرینکلن”
  • Vietnamese: “Franklin, Virginia”
  • Vietnamese: “Franklin”
  • Volapük: “Franklin”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Franklin, Virginia”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Franklin”
  • Welsh: “Franklin”
  • “Franklin”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Franklin Fire and Rescue Department and Franklin Visitor Center.

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