Franconia, Pennsylvania

This article is about the unincorporated community in Montgomery County. For the township it is located in, see Franconia Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

Franconia, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
Cambridge Reserve in Franconia
Franconia
Coordinates: 40°18′28″N75°21′28″W / 40.30778°N 75.35778°W / 40.30778; -75.35778
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Montgomery
Township	Franconia
Elevation	394 ft (120 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)	215, 267 and 445
GNIS feature ID	1203621 [1]

Franconia is an unincorporated community in Franconia Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. Franconia is located at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 113 and Allentown Road. ^[2]

Franconia opened its first Elementary School in December 1941. Franconia Elementary celebrated its 75th anniversary on October 6, 2016. Students of past and present were welcomed back to share the event with ever-growing community. At the 75th anniversary, the time capsule was opened, where many memories of past students were shared and presented.

The village is named after Franconia, the English (and Latin) term for Franken, a region in Germany.

Notable people

• Samuel Gottschall, fraktur artist ^[3]

References

1. "Franconia". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Highway Map (PDF) (Map). PennDOT. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 5, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
3. Gerard C. Wertkin (August 2, 2004). Encyclopedia of American Folk Art . Routledge. ISBN   978-1-135-95614-1.