Franklin Arkansas Map

About Franklin, Arkansas

Franklin is a locality in Izard County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 191. The population density is 34.6 people per km². Franklin is located at 36.1703°N, 91.7760°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Franklin is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 72536.

Franklin rises from the landscape as a quiet assembly of dwellings and clearings defined by the persistent, winding course of the Town Branch. It lies 28.7 miles north-northwest of Batesville, AR (from Batesville, AR: bearing 345°T), and is situated 4.1 miles south of Horseshoe Bend. The earth here tilts toward the prominence of Burns Hill, which stands as a singular marker against the sky, while the surrounding terrain shifts through dense stands of hardwood and pine that soften the edges of the horizon. During the humid transitions of the day, the air becomes thick with the scent of damp loam and the subtle, sharp perfume of cedar, casting a quality of light that turns the late afternoon into a pale, bruised violet. Beyond the immediate clearings, the land stretches out into a series of uneven elevations, creating a terrain that demands a deliberate pace from anyone traversing its dirt roads or wandering the perimeter of the nearby woods.

History in Franklin lingers in the foundation of its local economy, which has long been anchored by the rhythms of the earth and the modest industry of the surrounding woodlands. The proximity of Wayside Park provides an expanse of preserved terrain where the natural character of the region remains undisturbed, offering a stark contrast to the small-scale commerce that sustains the daily lives of the people. While North Lake remains a distant, shimmering constant in the geography of the surrounding territory, the focus of the locality remains firmly rooted in the immediate hollows and the quiet persistence of its inhabitants. Life here unfolds with a steady, unadorned gravity, where the echoes of past generations survive in the architecture of older buildings and the persistent, slow movement of the Town Branch as it carves its way through the limestone-rich soil.

About This Franklin Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Franklin, Arkansas. Coordinates: 36.170346, -91.775979. 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 (72536), telephone area code (501), county seat of Izard County (Melbourne), and school district assignment (Izard Cty Consolidated Schools).

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.