Franklinville, Illinois

Franklinville is an unincorporated community in McHenry County, Illinois, United States.[1] Being very small, the population was not listed in the 2000 census.

Franklinville, Illinois
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 42°16′36″N 88°30′40″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	McHenry
Elevation	837 ft (255 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	815 & 779
GNIS feature ID	408703[1]

Geography

The community is situated in the heart of Seneca Township at the junction of Franklinville Road (County Highway T-68) and Garden Valley-Perkins Road. A minor middle branch of the Kishwaukee River — called Franklinville Creek by some — crosses the community in a northeast-to-southwest direction. In terms of geographic coordinates, the community is located at 42°16′36″N 88°30′40″W (42.2766886, -88.5112025)[2] In terms of the Public Land Survey System, Franklinville is divided between Sections 22 and 23, Township 44 North, Range 6 East of the Third Principal Meridian.[3]

Points of interest

Franklinville is the site of the old Seneca Township Hall (built circa 1885) and the Franklinville cemetery. The modern office of Seneca Township is located approximately three-quarters of a mile west of the crossroads at 16506 Garden Valley Road (post office: Woodstock, IL 60098).[4]

See also

• Seneca Township

Notes and references

1. "Franklinville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
2. Franklinville, IL, Lat-Long.com. Retrieved on 2009-04-23.
3. McHenry County Department of Planning and Development, McHenry County Base Map Archived July 19, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, 2009-06; McHenry County Division of Transportation, Official Highway Map, 2008
4. Katherine C. Schultz, County of McHenry Clerk. Yearbook: McHenry County, Illinois, 2009-2010, Retrieved on 2009-04-23.