Franklin Alabama Map

About Franklin, Alabama

Franklin is a locality in Monroe County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 590. The population density is 15.1 people per km². Franklin is located at 32.4527°N, 85.7854°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Franklin is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 36444, 36083.

Franklin emerges from a landscape defined by the persistent, dark passage of Bradley Mill Creek, which carves a quiet path through the dense, clay-heavy earth. It lies 53.0 miles south-southwest of Selma, AL (from Selma, AL: bearing 206°T), and is situated 13.9 miles north-northwest of Monroeville. The ground here is characterized by a stubborn, iron-rich red soil that clings to the roots of longleaf pines and thickets of bottomland hardwood, creating a horizon where the light of late afternoon turns the pine needles into a shimmering, russet fringe. Seven miles to the north, the rounded silhouette of Lookout Hill breaks the level continuity of the plains, acting as a fixed point for the eyes in a region where the air remains heavy and still, thick with the scent of pine resin and the damp, cooling breath of the earth after a summer rain.

Franklin exists as a place where the pace of labor is dictated by the slow cycles of the land, an economy rooted in the silent industry of the surrounding woods and the quiet maintenance of the nearby Red Hills Complex. While the distant, industrial stillness of the MacMillan Bloedel Incorporated Waste Pond serves as a stark reminder of the broader regional footprint, the daily life of the people here remains focused on the immediate textures of their surroundings, from the maintenance of timber stands to the careful tending of garden plots. History in Franklin is not displayed in grand monuments, but rather in the persistent memory of the soil itself, holding the quiet, heavy weight of the past in its clay, while the residents move through their days with a steady, unadorned diligence that honors the endurance of the landscape.

About This Franklin Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Franklin, Alabama. Coordinates: 32.452693, -85.78541. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Franklin includes the ZIP code (36444, 36083), telephone area code (251, 334), county seat of Monroe County (Monroeville), and school district assignment (Macon County School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.