Franklinville is an unincorporated community in McHenry County

McHenry County, Illinois

McHenry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 308,760, which is an increase of 18.7% from 260,077 in 2000. Its county seat is Woodstock. This county is part of the Chicago metropolitan area. It is the sixth largest county, in...

, Illinois

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, United States

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. Being very small, the population was not listed in the 2000 census.

Geography

The community is situated in the heart of Seneca Township

Seneca Township, McHenry County, Illinois

Seneca Township is located in McHenry County, Illinois. The population was 2,733 at the 2000 census.- External links :****...

 at the junction of Franklinville Road (County Highway T-68) and Garden Valley-Perkins Road. A minor middle branch of the Kishwaukee River

Kishwaukee River

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 — 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) In terms of the Public Land Survey System

Public Land Survey System

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, Franklinville is divided between Sections 22 and 23, Township 44 North, Range 6 East of the Third Principal Meridian

Third Principal Meridian

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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

Woodstock, Illinois

Woodstock is a far northwest suburb of Chicago in McHenry County, Illinois. The population was 20,151 at the 2000 census. The 2010 Census shows 24,770 residents. It is the county seat of McHenry County...

, IL 60098).