- ACPL Genealogy Center
- American Society of Genealogists
- Ancestors
- Ancestry Wiki
- Association of Professional Genealogists
- North Carolina Chapter
- Board for the Certification of Genealogists
- Cemetery Census--Franklin County North Carolina Cemeteries
- Cyndi’s List
- Daughters of the American Revolution
- Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
- Encyclopedia of Genealogy
- Family Roots Radio
- FamilySearch
- --North Carolina, Estate Files, 1663-1968 > Franklin County
- --Research Wiki (Franklin County, North Carolina)
- Find A Grave
- Find People From the Past: a Genealogy Resource Guide for Kids
- Franklin County – Family History & Genealogy Message Board (at Ancestry.com)
- Franklin County Cemeteries (locations map)
- Franklin Co. NC (RootsWeb)
- Franklin County, NC GenWeb
- Franklin County, Register of Deeds
- Genealogy Guys Podcast
- HeritageQuest
- Interment.net (Franklin County, North Carolina)
- Library of Congress: Local History & Genealogy Reading Room
- National Archives and Records Administration: Genealogists/Family Historians
- National Genealogical Society
- News & Observer Index 1926-1992
- North Carolina Genealogical Society
- North Carolina State Archives: Genealogical Research
County Records Guide (Franklin County, pgs. 137-139)
- Obituaries Index (Franklin Times, 1879-1955, in progress)
- --Obituaries Index (Franklin Times, 1956-present, complete)
- Roots Television
- RootsWeb–Charts and Forms
- Sanborn Maps of North Carolina
- Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation
- State Library of North Carolina: Services to Genealogists
North Carolina Newspapers Index (Franklin County, pgs. 62-63)
- Tar River Connections