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Franklin County
County Seat: Malone
Year Organized: 1808
Square Miles: 1,632

Named in honor of Benjamin Franklin
Much of Franklin County is located within the Adirondack State Park.
Within the border of the county is the St. Regis Mohawk Reservation

Franklin buildings
Franklin Co. Courthouse, 1892
Malone, New York


Towns
Bangor ✬ Bellmont ✬ Bombay ✬ Brandon ✬ Brighton ✬ Burke ✬ Chateaugay ✬ Constable ✬ Dickinson ✬ Duane ✬
Fort Covington ✬ Franklin ✬ Harrietstown ✬ Malone ✬ Moira ✬ Santa Clara ✬ Tupper Lake ✬ Waverly ✬ Westville

Villages
Brushton ✬ Burke ✬ Chateaugay ✬ Malone ✬ Saranac Lake ✬ Tupper Lake

Census-designated Places
Fort Covington Hamlet ✬ Onchiota ✬ Paul Smiths ✬ St. Regis Falls

Hamlets
Gabriels ✬ Goldsmith ✬ Hogansburg ✬ Keese Mill ✬ Lake Clear ✬ Loon Lake ✬
Reynoldston ✬ Saint Regis ✬ Skerry ✬ Upper St. Regis ✬ Vermontville

Native American Reservation
St. Regis Mohawk Reservation is international, extending across the border into Quebec, Canada.
Also known as the Akwesasne reserve, the community was founded in the mid-1700s, when all the territory
was part of New France.
Citizens of Akwesasne have rights for free passage across the U.S. - Canadian border.

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Courthouse Info:
County Courthouse
355 W. Main Street
Malone, NY 12953-1827

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Franklin County Data

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Website Updates

Jul 2024:
Bio: HUTTON, TAYLOR
Books: History of Clinton and Franklin Counties, New York -
Section pertaining to Franklin County,
Chapters LXVI, LXVII, LXVIII
County Records: First Court Cases

Apr 2023:
Obit: WATTS

Feb 2023:
History: CRIMES, CRIMINALS, AND EXECUTIONS - From Chapter 67 of "History of Clinton and Franklin Counties, New York"

Jan 2023:
News: Marriages: BERRY-CHILD, CONANT-MAN, GOODSPEED-HITCHCOCK, MEIGS-HITCHCOCK, PARMELEE-SCOTT, WRIGHT-FLANDERS
Obits/Death Notices: GAINES, HUBBARD(2), KELLY, LINDSAY, RYON, SARGENTS, SMITH, WEBB

Previous Updates 

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Surrounding Counties
Clinton - east
Essex - southeast
Hamilton - southwest
St. Lawrence - west

Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties, Ontario, Canada - northwest
Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada - north
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