| Franklin Township | NE Rowan County. |
| Franklin Township | S Sampson County. |
| Franklin Township | NW Surry County. |
| Franklinsville | See Franklinville. |
| Franklinsville Township | E central Randolph County. |
| Franklinton | 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. |
| Franklinton Township | former township in W Franklin County, now township no. 4. |
| Franklinville | 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. |
| Franklinville | See Franklin. |
| Franks Creek | rises in E Graham County and flows SW between Franks Creek Lead and Bert Creek Lead into Tulula Creek. |