Franksville, Wisconsin

Franksville is a former census-designated place (CDP) in Racine County, Wisconsin, United States.

Originally occupied by the Potowatomi tribe, the first white settlers in the area then known as Skunk Grove arrived in the 1830s.

In 1907, the Frank Pure Food Company was established and built a plant in Franksville for the purpose of making sauerkraut.

[4]: 5  In 1949, the company held the first Kraut Festival, which was originally a picnic for employees and friends, but later expanded to a 4-day event.

[7] According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP had a total area of 4.3 square miles (11.2 km2), all of it land.