List of places named for Benjamin Franklin

There are many places named for Benjamin Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Among these are:

Contents 1 States 2 Counties 3 Municipalities 4 Geologic features 5 Schools 5.1 Colleges and universities 5.2 Elementary, middle, and high schools 5.2.1 High schools 5.2.2 Middle schools 5.2.3 Elementary schools 6 Businesses 7 Transportation 8 Other 9 See also

States

• State of Franklin, a defunct state located in what is now northeastern Tennessee near present day Elizabethton, Tennessee.

Counties

24 Counties and Parishes in the United States are named for Benjamin Franklin.

Franklin County, Alabama Franklin County, Arkansas Franklin County, Florida Franklin County, Georgia Franklin County, Illinois Franklin County, Indiana Franklin County, Iowa Franklin County, Kansas

Franklin County, Kentucky Franklin Parish, Louisiana Franklin County, Maine Franklin County, Massachusetts Franklin County, Mississippi Franklin County, Missouri Franklin County, Nebraska Franklin County, New York

Franklin County, North Carolina Franklin County, Ohio Franklin County, Pennsylvania Franklin County, Tennessee Franklin County, Texas Franklin County, Vermont Franklin County, Virginia Franklin County, Washington

Municipalities

Franklin, Alabama Franklin, Arkansas Franklin, California Franklin, Los Angeles County, California Franklin, Napa County, California Franklin, Sacramento County, California Franklin, San Joaquin County, California Franklin, Connecticut Franklin Park, Florida Franklin, Georgia Franklin, Idaho Franklin, Illinois Franklin, Indiana Franklin, Iowa Franklin, Kentucky Franklin, Louisiana Franklinton, Louisiana Franklin, Maine Franklin, Massachusetts Franklin, Michigan Franklin, Minnesota Franklin, Missouri Franklin, Nebraska Franklin, New Hampshire Franklin, New Jersey Franklin Lakes, New Jersey Franklin Park, New Jersey

Franklin, New York Franklin (town), New York, in Delaware County Franklin (village), New York Franklin, Franklin County, New York Franklin, North Carolina Franklin, Surry County, North Carolina Franklinton, North Carolina Franklin, Ohio Franklin, Pennsylvania Franklin, Cambria County, Pennsylvania Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania Franklin Park, Pennsylvania Franklin, Tennessee Franklin, Texas Franklin, Vermont Franklin, Virginia Franklin, West Virginia Franklin, Jackson County, Wisconsin Franklin, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin Franklin, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin Franklin, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Franklin, Sauk County, Wisconsin Franklin, Vernon County, Wisconsin

Geologic features

• Mount Franklin, in New Hampshire's White Mountains
• Franklin Mountains, El Paso, Texas
• Franklin Mountains, northern Alaska

Schools

Colleges and universities

• Franklin College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, established 1787; now Franklin and Marshall College
• Franklin College, in Franklin, Indiana
• Franklin College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Georgia (in its earliest days, before the university contained multiple colleges, the entire institution was referred to as Franklin)
• Campus Benjamin Franklin, a part of the Charité, Berlin, Germany
• Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology
• Franklin College in Lugano, Switzerland

Elementary, middle, and high schools

High schools

• Franklin High School (Elk Grove, California)
• Franklin High School (Los Angeles, California)
• Franklin High School (Stockton, California)
• Franklin Central High School, (Indianapolis, Indiana)
• Franklin Senior High School, (Franklin, Louisiana)
• Benjamin Franklin High School (New Orleans, Louisiana)
• Franklin High School (Reisterstown, Maryland)
• Franklin High School (Massachusetts)
• Franklin High School (Livonia, Michigan)
• Franklin High School (New Hampshire)
• Franklin High School (New Jersey)
• Benjamin Franklin High School (Rochester, New York)
• Franklin High School (North Carolina)
• Felicity-Franklin High School (Felicity, Ohio)
• Franklin High School (Franklin, Ohio)
• Franklin High School (Portland, Oregon)
• Benjamin Franklin High School (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
• Franklin Towne Charter High School, (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
• Franklin High School (Tennessee)
• Franklin High School (El Paso, Texas)
• Franklin High School (Virginia)
• Franklin High School (Seattle, Washington)
• Franklin High School (Franklin, Wisconsin)

Middle schools

• Benjamin Franklin Middle School, Vallejo, California
• Franklin Middle School, Reisterstown, Maryland – see also Franklin High School (Reisterstown, Maryland) (above)
• Benjamin Franklin Middle School, Ridgewood, New Jersey
• Benjamin Franklin Middle School, Teaneck, New Jersey
• Benjamin Franklin Middle School, Tonawanda, New York
• Benjamin Franklin Middle School, Fargo, North Dakota
• Franklin Middle School, Fairfax County, Virginia
• Franklin Middle School, Janesville, Wisconsin

Elementary schools

• Franklin Elementary School, Janesville, Wisconsin
• Benjamin Franklin MiddPOe School, Rocky Mount, Virginia
• Benjamin Franklin Elementary School, Miami, Florida
• Franklin Elementary School, Reisterstown, Maryland – see also Franklin High School (Reisterstown, Maryland) (above)
• Franklin Elementary, Rochester, Minnesota
• Benjamin Franklin Elementary School, Keene, New Hampshire
• Benjamin Franklin Elementary School, Lawrenceville, New Jersey
• Franklin Elementary School, Summit, New Jersey
• Benjamin Franklin Elementary School, Binghamton, New York
• Benjamin Franklin Elementary School, Yorktown Heights, New York
• Benjamin Franklin Elementary School, Grand Forks, North Dakota
• Benjamin Franklin Elementary School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Benjamin Franklin International School Barcelona
• Ben Franklin Kindergarten Center, Dupont, Pennsylvania

Businesses

• Franklin Mills Mall
• Franklin Templeton Investments

Transportation

• Benjamin Franklin Bridge Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Ben Franklin Parkway Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Other

• The Franklin crater on the Moon.
• Franklin Field, the football stadium at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
• Franklin Institute
• Franklin Park, Boston
  • Franklin Park Zoo
• Franklin Park Conservatory

• First Battle of Franklin, an American Civil War battle
• Second Battle of Franklin, an American Civil War battle
• Several ships named USS Franklin

See also

Franklin (disambiguation)