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=== Franklin County, Virginia Genealogy Message Boards  ===
=== Franklin County, Virginia Genealogy Message Boards  ===
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*[https://mailinglists.rootsweb.com/listindexes/search?query=VA-SOUTHSIDE Southside Virginia Mailing List], courtesy:  RootsWeb. (2500+ messages)
*[https://mailinglists.rootsweb.com/listindexes/search?query=VA-SOUTHSIDE Southside Virginia Mailing List], courtesy:  RootsWeb. (2500+ messages)


=== Franklin County, Virginia Genealogy General Resources  ===
As of November 2010, a query for [https://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=Search&includedb=&lang=en&ti=&surname=&stype=Exact&given=&bplace=Franklin+Virginia&byear=&brange=0&dplace=&dyear=&drange=0&mplace=&myear=&mrange=0&father=&mother=&spouse=&skipdb=&period=All&submit.x=Search individuals born in Franklin, Virginia] at ''[[World Connect|World Connect]]'', results in more than 150,000 entries.
[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/VA/Franklin/sur/ Franklin County, Virginia Surnames] (courtesy: Linkpendium) contains links to more than 200 online resources about this county's families, including compiled genealogies.


Compiled genealogies that treat multiple Franklin County families include:
*Heritage Book Committee and Franklin County Historical Society. ''Franklin County, Va. -- Heritage 2000, Full Name Indexed''. Rocky Mount, Va.: Franklin County Historical Society, 2002. {{FHL|1108598|item|disp=FHL US/CAN Large Q Book 975.568 H2f}}.
*Wingfield, Marshall. ''Pioneer Families of Franklin County, Virginia.'' Berryville, VA: Chesapeake Book Co., 1964. {{FHL|120341|item}} 975.568 D2w; digital version at [http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?ix=qcdva6114_franklin World Vital Records] ($). Sketches of 60 families, including Cooper, Fishburn, Greer, Hancock, Saunders and Wingfield.<ref>*Review of ''Pioneer Families of Franklin County, Virginia,'' in ''The Virginia Genealogist'', Vol. 8, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1964):85; {{FHL|33159|item|disp=FHL US/CAN Book 975.5 B2vg}}.</ref><br>


=== DNA  ===
=== DNA  ===
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It is anticipated that this bibliography will eventually identify all known family histories published about residents of this county. Use this list to:  
Use this list to: <br>
 
*Locate publications about direct ancestors  
*Locate publications about direct ancestors  
*Find the most updated accounts of an ancestor's family  
*Find the most updated accounts of an ancestor's family  
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