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| Franklin County, North Carolina | |||||||||
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 Location in the state of North Carolina | |||||||||
 Location of North Carolina in the U.S. | |||||||||
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| Founded | April 14, 1778 | ||||||||
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| County Seat | Louisburg | ||||||||
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United States 
North Carolina Franklin County
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County Courthouse
History
Franklin County was created from Bute County when that county was divided to form Franklin and Warren counties. IT became a state organized in December, 1784, in what had been the western territory of North Carolina, later admitted to the Union in 1796 when the state of Tennessee was formed from it.
Parent County
1778--Franklin County was created 14 April 1778 from Bute County. Bute County was abolished in 1779.
County seat: Louisburg [1]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
Places/Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Cemeteries
Church
Court
Land
Local Histories
Maps
Military
Newspapers
Probate
Taxation
Vital Records
Yearbooks
- Louisburg College: 1923-1997
Societies and Libraries
Web Sites
- USGenWeb Project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
- Franklin County NCGenWeb
- Franklin County USGenWeb Archives
- Family History Library Catalog
References
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
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