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Franklin Georgia Map

Explore Franklin, Georgia, 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, Georgia

How to Use This Franklin, Georgia Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Franklin, Georgia. 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 Georgia 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	Georgia (GA)
County	Heard County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	33.277618
Longitude	-85.097997
Population	950
Density	114.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	30217
Area Code	404, 470, 678
County Seat	Franklin
School District	Heard County School District

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About Franklin, Georgia

Franklin is a locality in Heard County, Georgia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 950. The population density is 114.3 people per km². Franklin is located at 33.2776°N, 85.0980°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Franklin is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 30217.

Franklin occupies a quiet portion of the red-clay piedmont, where the Chattahoochee River carves a deliberate path through the landscape. It lies 17.1 miles north-northwest of LaGrange, GA (from LaGrange, GA: bearing 347°T), and is situated 18.6 miles west-southwest of Newnan. The earth here holds a deep, rusted hue, supporting stands of longleaf pine that sway under the heavy, humid weight of the inland air. To the west, the horizon is punctuated by the distant, muted silhouette of Backbone Ridge, while the immediate terrain remains defined by the slow, meandering persistence of the water. At the edge of the riverbank, Torchbearers Park offers a space where the thickets of kudzu relinquish their grip, allowing the light of late afternoon to settle in amber pools across the grass. Only two miles distant, the expansive surface of West Point Lake reflects the sky with a mirror-like stillness, grounding the sprawling woodland in a sudden, quiet geometry of blue.

Franklin serves as the administrative center of the county, maintaining a pace of life that respects the slow turning of the seasons and the cycle of the harvest. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the land, with agriculture and timber lingering as the foundational fibers of the regional character. Throughout the years, the square has functioned as a focal point for the exchange of goods and ideas, where the legacy of earlier settlers is still discernible in the brickwork and the measured cadence of daily conversation. There is a specific endurance here, a refusal to be hurried by the rapid expansion occurring elsewhere in the state. Instead, Franklin preserves a deliberate solitude, defined by the steady flow of the river and the quiet persistence of those who cultivate the heavy, iron-rich soil.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Heard County Historical Center and Museum (Museum) — 0.2 mi, 348° N
Riverside Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 279° W
Bush Head Shoals State Park (State Park) — 0.4 mi, 324° NW
West Point Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 1.1 mi, 271° W
West Point Lake (Recreation Area) — 1.1 mi, 271° W
West Point Wildlife Management Area (Local Park) — 1.3 mi, 246° SW
Chattahoochee Bend State Park (State Park) — 10.5 mi, 026° NE
Greenspace Program Acquisition (Local Recreation) — 15.0 mi, 076° E
The Walking Dead - Morgan's appartement (Attraction) — 15.5 mi, 101° E
Callaway Auditorium (Theatre) — 17.5 mi, 170° S
Horace King 1807-1885 (Monument) — 17.5 mi, 168° S
Callaway Memorial Tower (Monument) — 18.0 mi, 169° S
Newnan Junior High School (Monument) — 18.4 mi, 068° E
State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 18.5 mi, 320° NW
Kathy Cashen Recital Hall (Theatre) — 20.5 mi, 000° N
Blue Door Gallery (Gallery) — 21.0 mi, 004° N
Matthew 4:19 (Public Artwork) — 21.9 mi, 008° N
Grande Dr Winston (Attraction) — 26.2 mi, 027° NE
Winston GA (Attraction) — 26.2 mi, 027° NE
Spillway Dam (Attraction) — 31.2 mi, 076° E
Tinsley Mill (Historic Ruins) — 31.6 mi, 072° E
Landrum Mill (Viewpoint) — 31.6 mi, 068° E
Chipeley Historical Center (Museum) — 31.7 mi, 153° SE
Dungeon Museum (Museum) — 35.0 mi, 055° NE
Rice's Mill Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 36.0 mi, 041° NE
Legacy Exhibit (Museum) — 36.3 mi, 139° SE
Talladega National Forest (National Forest) — 38.0 mi, 321° NW · 395k acres
Cheaha Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 42.0 mi, 287° W · 7,400 acres
Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 45.3 mi, 307° NW · 18k acres
Dugger Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 48.4 mi, 328° NW · 8,947 acres

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