Welcome To Franklin County Idaho

Public Notices




Agenda - April14


Past Meeting Minutes


2024-12-4 Ordinance for Solar and Wind Energy Systems


2025-03-07 Franklin County Emergency Moratorium


County Ordinances


Elections

May 20, 2025  Franklin Cemetery Supplemental Levy

November 4, 2025


voteidaho.gov


County Precincts Map



Cannery 2024 Information

Open from August 17 to October 31, 2024

Cannery now can accept Credit Cards



Planning and Zoning Meeting - Agenda

  • None in April


Planning and Zoning Administrator

Shauna T. Geddes

208-220-2120 (cell)

pandzadministrator@fcidaho.us



Job Openings!

Part-time Dispatcher




Courthouse and Landfill will be closed

May 26, 2025 for Memorial Day


Sandbags are available at the fairgrounds indoor arena.




No Pending Tax Deeds Sale for 2024




Franklin County GIS Property Map


Vehicle Registration

Please renew your vehicle registration online.  The new program from Idaho Transportation Department is slow.   To renew your vehicle registration - Visit https://itd.idaho.gov/news/idaho-dmv-to-update-vehicle-registration-and-titling-system-in-october/



County Surplus Items can be viewed and bid on  publicsurplus.com





Vehicle Registration

Please renew your vehicle registration online.  The new program from Idaho Transportation Department is slow.   To renew your vehicle registration - Visit https://itd.idaho.gov/news/idaho-dmv-to-update-vehicle-registration-and-titling-system-in-october/



County Surplus Items can be viewed and bid on  publicsurplus.com



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About Franklin County Idaho

Franklin County was established January 30, 1913. It is located in southeastern Idaho. As of the 2020 Census the County had a population of 14,194. The County seat and largest city is Preston. The County was established in 1913 and named after Franklin D. Richards, an Apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is the only Franklin County in the United States that is not named after Benjamin Franklin. Franklin County is also home to Idaho's Oldest Town - Franklin. 

Franklin County is an ideal place for diversified agricultural and livestock raising. It is home of That Famous Preston Night Rodeo and brilliant colors decorate the canyons in the Fall. The Festival of Lights, a holiday tradition, kicks off the Christmas season. Franklin County has several historical places which include the Bear River Massacre Site, Relic Hall, Hatch and Mathias Cowley houses, and the Oneida Stake Academy. 


The county has a total area of 668 square miles, of which 664 square miles is land and 4.7 square miles is water. Franklin County is known for its recreational areas. Snowmobile riders can climb mountains or simply take the family on a groomed trail. In the early spring, through summer, you can ride your four-wheeler and ATV on trails that stretch from our valley into Bear Lake and beyond. We have several lakes within our County that offer all sorts of water skiing and fishing opportunities, from trout, bass, perch, blue gill and tiger muskies to walleye.