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Franklin Arkansas Map

Explore Franklin, Arkansas, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Franklin, Arkansas

How to Use This Franklin, Arkansas Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Franklin, Arkansas. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Arkansas or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Franklin.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Franklin
State	Arkansas (AR)
County	Izard County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	36.170346
Longitude	-91.775979
Population	191
Density	34.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	72536
Area Code	501
County Seat	Melbourne
School District	Izard Cty Consolidated Schools

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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.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Wayside Park (State Park) — 3.3 mi, 257° W
Harold Alexander/spring River Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 14.8 mi, 084° E
Totem Pole (Public Artwork) — 16.5 mi, 055° NE
Sylamore Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 18.3 mi, 239° SW
Ozark National Forest (National Forest) — 18.3 mi, 239° SW · 1.1M acres
Hardy History Museum (Museum) — 19.2 mi, 058° NE
Livingston National Game Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 22.1 mi, 242° SW · 8,758 acres
North Sylamore Creek, Arkansas Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 24.6 mi, 230° SW · 3,765 acres
Jimmie White Memorial (Monument) — 26.4 mi, 241° SW
Blanchard Springs Caverns (Attraction) — 26.7 mi, 238° SW
Blanchard Spring (Attraction) — 26.8 mi, 237° SW
Barkshead National Game Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 28.2 mi, 250° W · 5,852 acres
Batesville Confederate Monument (Monument) — 28.5 mi, 166° S
Arkansas Lime Co. No. 2 (Attraction) — 29.4 mi, 165° S
Leatherwood Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 31.1 mi, 264° W · 17k acres
Rock Garden (Attraction) — 31.1 mi, 266° W
Buffalo National River Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 34.8 mi, 269° W · 35k acres
Buffalo National River (Wild & Scenic River) — 34.9 mi, 269° W · 89k acres
State Line (Monument) — 35.1 mi, 310° NW
Sheriff's Hollow Overlook (Viewpoint) — 40.4 mi, 327° NW
Mark Twain National Forest (National Forest) — 41.1 mi, 334° NW · 1.5M acres
Hicks Hotel and Store (Historic Ruins) — 44.1 mi, 266° W
Shirley Centennial Museum (Museum) — 46.8 mi, 221° SW
Cache River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 53.8 mi, 137° SE · 148k acres
Beeler House (Historic Ruins) — 60.0 mi, 178° S
Searcy Art Gallery (Gallery) — 63.6 mi, 178° S
Anthony and Wright Administration Auditorium (Theatre) — 63.9 mi, 178° S
Ulrey Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 64.0 mi, 178° S
Arkansas State University Museum (Museum) — 65.3 mi, 110° E
Ozark Medieval Fortress (Historic Castle / Fort) — 73.9 mi, 285° W

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