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Franklin Idaho Map

Explore Franklin, Idaho, 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, Idaho

How to Use This Franklin, Idaho Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Franklin, Idaho. 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 Idaho 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	Idaho (ID)
County	Franklin County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Boise)

Latitude	42.013538
Longitude	-111.807169
Population	1,025
Density	304.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	83237
Area Code	208
County Seat	Preston
School District	Preston Joint School District 201

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About Franklin, Idaho

Franklin is a locality in Franklin County, Idaho, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,025. The population density is 304.0 people per km². Franklin is located at 42.0135°N, 111.8072°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Boise) timezone. Franklin is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 83237.

Franklin stretches across the high, quiet expanse of the valley floor, where the silver ribbon of the Cub River cuts a persistent path through the sagebrush and silt. It lies 12.2 miles north of Smithfield, UT (from Smithfield, UT: bearing 6°T), and is situated 6.7 miles south-southeast of Preston. The air here holds a distinct, brittle clarity, sharpening the silhouette of Little Mountain as it rises a solitary mile to the east. Beyond the immediate periphery, the landscape shifts into the rugged, shadowed folds of Oxkiller Canyon, a stark reminder of the geological violence that once shaped this basin. When the sun retreats behind the western horizon, the light catches the dust motes above the fields, turning the sky a bruised violet that spills over the dry, inland plains until the stars emerge with a cold, unrelenting brilliance.

Settlers arrived in Franklin with the intent to carve a life from the stubborn soil, establishing a legacy of agrarian endurance that persists in the rhythm of the current economy. The proximity to the Cache National Forest provides a verdant contrast to the tilled earth, where farmers continue to organize their seasons around the cycle of irrigation and harvest. Life in Franklin maintains a measured pace, defined by the seasonal weight of the work and the quietude of a landscape that demands respect for its scale. Residents often look toward the horizon where the land meets the sky, finding a sense of permanence in the steady, unchanging flow of the river that has witnessed the slow transformation of this high desert territory.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Cache National Forest (National Forest) — 3.4 mi, 133° SE · 700k acres
Mount Naomi Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 3.4 mi, 133° SE · 45k acres
Lewiston Community Theatre (Cinema) — 3.7 mi, 224° SW
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 5.9 mi, 329° NW
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 6.3 mi, 181° S
Franklin County World War II Memorial (Monument) — 6.8 mi, 327° NW
Hirschi's Haunted Hollow (Attraction) — 7.5 mi, 323° NW
Foster Reservoir Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 7.7 mi, 347° N
Beaver River Bottoms State Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.9 mi, 218° SW
Bear River Massacre Site (Registered Battlefield) — 10.3 mi, 329° NW
Bear River Massacre Interpretive Center (Monument) — 10.9 mi, 332° NW
Caribou National Forest (National Forest) — 12.7 mi, 300° NW · 986k acres
Oneida Narrows Research Natural Area Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 14.0 mi, 007° N
Minnetonka Cave Tour (Attraction) — 15.1 mi, 068° E
Telegraph Lookout (Viewpoint) — 16.0 mi, 035° NE
Prince Gallery (Arts Centre) — 16.2 mi, 185° S
Flights of Learning (Public Artwork) — 16.3 mi, 183° S
Jardine Juniper (Attraction) — 16.3 mi, 147° SE
Weston Reservoir Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 16.9 mi, 294° NW
10th West Scarehouse (Theme Park) — 18.5 mi, 189° S
Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre (Theatre) — 19.6 mi, 185° S
Bear Lake State Park (State Park) — 20.9 mi, 099° E
Wellsville Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 22.5 mi, 211° SW · 23k acres
Pickleville Playhouse (Theatre) — 22.6 mi, 108° E
Millville Museum (Museum) — 23.3 mi, 180° S
Bear Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 24.3 mi, 068° E · 36k acres
Oneida Pioneer Museum (Museum) — 25.5 mi, 298° NW
Bear River Valley Museum (Museum) — 27.8 mi, 222° SW
Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 35.9 mi, 204° SW · 153k acres
Intermountain Indian School (Historic Ruins) — 37.5 mi, 196° S

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