Franklin County VA

Lookup Public Records in Franklin County, Virginia. Including Vital Birth and Death Records, Deeds, Probate, Property Records, Mortgages, Liens, Judgments, Marriage Licenses, Voter Registrar, Payroll, Military Discharges.

Franklin County Overview

Named for Benjamin Franklin when it was created in 1785, Franklin County in Virginia is in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The population was 56,159 as of the 2010 census and Rocky Mount is both the county seat and the largest community. The Roanoke River forms its northeast boundary with Bedford County. Pittsylvania lies to the southeast, Henry to the south, Patrick to the southwest, Floyd to the west, and Roanoke to the northwest. In the 20th century during Prohibition, local wits named Franklin County the “Moonshine Capital of the World”, as moonshine production and bootlegging drove the economy. As of 2000, the local chamber of commerce had adopted the title as a heritage identification for the area. Moonshine is still being made in the area, which is a total of 690 square miles of land, plus 21 square miles of water. The county is home to the Booker T Washington National Monument and to a portion of the Blue Ridge Parkway, both nationally protected areas. Franklin County is the setting for Matt Bondurant’s historical novel, The Wettest County in the World (2008) set in the Prohibition era, featuring his grandfather and two great-uncles among the bootleggers. Franklin County is also featured in the film Lawless (2012), adapted from the novel in a screenplay by Nick Cave. It is directed by John Hillcoat. Franklin County, and subsequently Smith Mountain Lake, was the setting for Touchstone Pictures 1991 film “What About Bob?”. The comedy film was directed by Frank Oz, and starred Bill Murray and Richard Dreyfuss. Murray plays Bob Wiley, a psychiatric patient who follows his egotistical psychiatrist Dr. Leo Marvin (Dreyfuss) on vacation. When the unstable Bob befriends the other members of Marvin’s family, it pushes the doctor over the edge. There is only one zip code in use in the county, 23851.

Franklin County Clerk Information

Honorable Teresa J. Brown, Clerk
P. O. Box 567
275 South Main Street, Suite 212
Rocky Mount, VA 24151
(540) 483-3065
[email protected]

Franklin County Circuit Court

Franklin County Records

Margaret Torrence, Commissioner of Revenue
1255 Franklin Street, Suite 102
Rocky Mount, VA 24151
540-483-3083

Susan J. Wray, Treasurer
1255 Franklin Street, Suite 101
Rocky Mount, VA 24151
540-483-3078

Assessments and values, tax exempt property, tax credits and exemptions:

Franklin County Commissioner of Revenue

Land records, deeds, fee schedules, plats and surveys, maps, passports, tax liens, easements and condemnations:

Franklin County Public Records Room

Past due tax information:

Franklin County Due Tax Info

Pay property taxes:

Franklin County Property Taxes

Motor vehicle information:

Franklin County Motor Vehicle Info

Online forms and fee schedules:

Franklin County Fee Schedule