Francisville was founded in 1819, when 77 members of the Bullitsburg Baptist Church decided to establish a church closer to their homes. The Sand Run Baptist Church was built for a cost of $2100. A post office, general store, school, hotel, and tobacco warehouse soon developed around the church.
Geography
Francisville is located in northern Boone County, on the southwestern side of the Cincinnati Metropolitan Area. Interstate 275, the beltway around Cincinnati, forms the southern edge of the CDP, with the community of Hebron to the south of I-275. Francisville extends to the north as far as Kentucky Route 8 in the Ohio River valley. Kentucky Route 237 is the main road through Francisville, extending from KY 8 south to I-275 and beyond into Hebron and Burlington. The entrance to Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport is located southeast of Francisville. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Francisville has an area of, all of it land. Francisville and Hebron have been experiencing aggressive residential, commercial and business growth. In Francisville the growth is focused along KentuckyRoute 237 throughout the southern and central parts of the CDP. The Francisville area is sometimes referred to as the North Bend for its location in the bend of the Ohio River that forms the northernmost geographic area in the state of Kentucky. Along Kentucky Route 237, 12 subdivisions have recently been under construction, and 2,855 homes have been approved but not yet built. More than 1,100 homes have been built in those subdivisions, according to the Boone County Planning Commission. The developments include the neighborhoods of Cardinal Cove, Parlor Grove, Settlers Point, Treetops, Thornwilde, Wyndemere, Deer Creek, Rivershore Farms, Northpointe, Taylor Ridge and Conway Hills. Beginning in autumn 2007, Kentucky Route 237 underwent a $19 million rerouting and improvement including widening the road to five lanes from Litton Lane south of Interstate 275 to Cardinal Way. The road is now three lanes from Cardinal Way to just north of North Pointe Elementary School. The improvement features two roundabouts. One is located at Cardinal Way, the other at the intersection of Graves Road and Old North Bend Road. The project also yielded bike lanes and an pedestrian path. As part of the KY 237 realignment, a TANKPark and Ride facility is located on the west side of the roundabout with Cardinal Way.
Sports
Traditions Golf Club is located in Francisville on Williams Road. Founded in 1991, the club's 18-hole championship golf course has been ranked by Golf Digest as the third best course in the Kentucky and by Turf Magazine as the second best course.
Economy
Francisville is home to a number of organizations. This includes an Amazon.com Regional Fulfillment Center in World Park.
