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History · Franklin Township

19% of Franklin Township’s homes were built before 1940

0on the National Register
19%homes built before 1940
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Famous people

Famous people close to Franklin Township

Nobody well known was born in Franklin Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Ruth RileyAmerican basketball player · b. 1979
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Elon HogsettMajor League Baseball pitcher · b. 1903
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Gilmore KinneyAmerican college basketball player · b. 1886
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Nola OchsAmerican centenarian · b. 1911
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Ray PleasantAmerican politician in the state of Minnesota b… · b. 1928
Tim BeckAmerican football player and coach · b. 1964
Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

Five other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

Sidney
1877–1888
Shiloh
1878–1886
Schoharie
1881–1889
Franklinville
1884–1901
Harold
1886–1891
18701950today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Harold
Gone or out of use
FrankvillelocalePetersilie Oil FieldoilfieldRiverside Oil FieldoilfieldSchoharielocaleSidneylocale
3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Franklin Township
ChenowethFairviewKunze

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Valley TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townJohnson TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townForrester TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHighpoint Township2 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCenter Township2 historic placesA

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.