Franktown is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
and
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...
in
Northampton County,
Virginia
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...
,
United States
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. It was first listed as a CDP in the
2020 census with a population of 61.
![A house in Franktown, Virginia](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/04/A_house_in_Franktown%2C_Virginia.jpg)
In the mid-19th century, it was a point along the
stagecoach
A stagecoach is a four-wheeled public transport coach used to carry paying passengers and light packages on journeys long enough to need a change of horses. It is strongly sprung and generally drawn by four horses although some versions are draw ...
route between
Wilmington, Delaware
Wilmington ( Lenape: ''Paxahakink /'' ''Pakehakink)'' is the largest city in the U.S. state of Delaware. The city was built on the site of Fort Christina, the first Swedish settlement in North America. It lies at the confluence of the Christina ...
and
Eastville, Virginia
Eastville is a town in Northampton County, Virginia, United States. The population was 203 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Northampton County. The Northampton County Courthouse Historic District is part of the Eastville Historic Dis ...
.
The
Glebe of Hungar's Parish was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 1970.
Fannie Salter
Fannie May Hudgins Salter (May 20, 1882 – March 11, 1966) was an American lighthouse keeper and the last lighthouse keeper at Turkey Point Light in Maryland. She served from 1925 until she retired in 1947, at which point the station became f ...
and her husband lived in Franktown for a time in the 1920s before moving to
Turkey Point Light
The Turkey Point Light is a historic lighthouse at the head of the Chesapeake Bay. Although only a tower, the height of the bluffs on which it stands makes it the third highest light off the water in the bay. It is also known for the large numbe ...
in Maryland; their son Charles Bradley was born there.
Blues musician
Arthur Crudup
Arthur William "Big Boy" Crudup (August 24, 1905 – March 28, 1974) was an American Delta blues singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is best known, outside blues circles, for his songs "That's All Right" (1946), "My Baby Left Me" and "So Gla ...
is buried in Franktown, as is politician
Peter J. Carter.
References
GNIS reference
Unincorporated communities in Virginia
Unincorporated communities in Northampton County, Virginia
Census-designated places in Virginia
Census-designated places in Northampton County, Virginia
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