Share the Abundance. The abundance of land, natural resources, transportation facilities and opportunities for growth make Franklin and Southampton County a superb location for businesses and families. The environment of a small city and country towns encourages participation in all aspects of community life. It is an environment friendly and welcoming to new industry and to new people.

Franklin and Southampton County also provide a favorable financial climate for new and expanding companies with real estate, personal property and business taxes among the lowest in Virginia.

Franklin offers activities that would keep the most active family busy! Movies, bowling, golf, indoor and outdoor tennis, nautilus facilities, indoor racquetball courts, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, organized sports, fishing, hunting, you name it, we have it. In less than sixty minutes, you can be at Virginia Beach, Colonial Williamsburg, Busch Gardens, an opera, symphony, zoo, ballet, and museums! We thank you for expressing interest in Franklin and Southampton County, and we encourage you to come and share the abundance our area has to offer.