This drive is unmarked and sometimes watched, so ask politely and you're on your way.

This 'private road' leads the way to the cemetery. 'Franktown' is one of the oldest communities in Nevada, 'established by Orson Hyde, probate judge of Carson County, Utah Territory in the Wassau Valley, (Washoe Valley) in 1855.' This town came into existence with the. From the north, turn right onto Franktown Road (SR 877) to the first gated driveway on your right. An unincorporated valley community in southern Washoe County, 11 miles north of Carson City. The cemetery is hidden by a locked gate and permission is often required to see it. Aside from these ranches, all that remains of Franktown is a small cemetery in the pine forest west of Franktown Road. Take a drive on Franktown Road (SR 877) and see these ranches in all their glory. Many of the same ranches that thrived in former Franktown still survive, passed down from relatives of yester year.

Franktown today consists primarily of Reno retirees who have found such awesome real estate and most importantly, ranchers and their long-generation ranches. Almost everybody will fall in love with this town's idyllic surroundings, and this is precisely what has drawn many upscale housing to the Washoe Valley. Today, Franktown is a shadow of what it was and known mostly for its prime real estate. The milling business rapidly lost its importance over time and the once prosperous town declined. The community flourished further with the completion of the railroad from Carson City to Virginia City in 1869. Franktown's idyllic location, at the edge of the pine forest, afforded hundreds of acres of fertile agriculture thanks to the valley's cool climate. The Dall Mill, a quartz mill of sixty stamps, employed hundreds of workmen shortly after, and Franktown seemed to be destined for greatness. 'Franktown' is one of the oldest communities in Nevada, 'established by Orson Hyde, probate judge of Carson County, Utah Territory in the Wassau Valley, (Washoe Valley) in 1855.' This town came into existence with the construction of a sawmill, which became an important enterprise in furnishing timber to the Comstock mines. An unincorporated valley community in southern Washoe County, 11 miles north of Carson City.

Franktown Rocks