central Macon County.

See Franklinville.

E central Randolph County.

town in W Franklin County. Alt. 432. Est. in 1839 as Franklin Depot on land of Shemuel Kearney. Name changed to Franklinton in 1842, when it was inc. Produced textiles.

former township in W Franklin County, now township no. 4.

town in E Randolph County on Deep River. Inc. 1847 as Franklinsville. Named in honor of Jesse Franklin (1760-1832), governor of North Carolina, 1820-21. Site acquired in 1801 by Christian Morris, who built a gristmill there; purchased in 1820 by Elisha Coffin, who, with others, built a cotton mill there in 1838.

rises in E Graham County and flows SW between Franks Creek Lead and Bert Creek Lead into Tulula Creek.

follows the course of Franks Creek in E Graham County.

See Mill Creek.

community in NW Onslow County between Jenkins Swamp and Juniper Swamp. Formerly called Francktown for the Franck family, which owned much land in the area.