Virgil in Cortland County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Franks Corners

Photographed by Mira Earls, April 7, 2024

1. Franks Corners Marker

Inscription.
Settled in 1795 by John M. Frank Revolutionary War soldier and 2nd settler in town of Virgil.

Erected 1977 by Town of Virgil.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1795.

Location. 42° 29.43′ N, 76° 12.748′ W. Marker is in Virgil, New York, in Cortland County. It is at the intersection of Owego Hill Road (Route 128) and Babcock Hollow, on the left when traveling south on Owego Hill Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1725 Owego Hill Rd, Cortland NY 13045, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York

and specifically in Central New York.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles

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of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Site of First Schoolhouse (approx. ¾ mile away); Historic Area Here and Nearby (approx. 0.9 miles away); Nathan Bouton (approx. one mile away); Virgil Veterans & Vol. Fireman Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); Patriot Burials (approx. 1.4 miles away); Site of 1st Public Cemetery (approx. 1.4 miles away); 1st State Road (approx. 1.6 miles away); Gee Hill (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Virgil.

Photographed by Mira Earls, April 7, 2024

2. Franks Corners Marker

Photographed by Mira Earls, April 7, 2024

3. Franks Corners Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 27, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 7, 2024, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 282 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 7, 2024, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.