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Franklin Illinois Map

Explore Franklin, Illinois, 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, Illinois

How to Use This Franklin, Illinois Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Franklin, Illinois. 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 Illinois 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	Illinois (IL)
County	Morgan County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	39.620326
Longitude	-90.044
Population	610
Density	284.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	62638
Area Code	217
County Seat	Jacksonville
School District	Franklin Community Unit School District 1

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About Franklin, Illinois

Franklin is a locality in Morgan County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 610. The population density is 284.1 people per km². Franklin is located at 39.6203°N, 90.0440°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Franklin is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62638.

Franklin emerges from the flat, expansive horizon as a collection of sturdy, low-slung structures anchored firmly to the dark, nutrient-rich soil of the central Illinois plains. It lies 12.6 miles southeast of Jacksonville, IL (from Jacksonville, IL: bearing 129°T), and is situated 18.5 miles west-southwest of Chatham. The landscape surrounding Franklin is defined by a vast, rhythmic geometry of corn and soybean fields that stretch toward the sky, broken only by the thin, silver threading of the Left Fork Apple Creek as it meanders through the quiet countryside a mile away. The air here holds a weight of damp earth and seasonal change, often shimmering with a golden, heavy light at dusk that turns the distant, muted line of the land into a soft charcoal blur. Just a short distance away, the quiet surface of Franklin Waverly Outing Club Lake reflects the shifting patterns of the clouds, offering a stillness that seems to mirror the measured pace of life in the surrounding fields.

The economy of Franklin remains deeply tethered to the cycles of the harvest, a legacy of labor that has shaped the settlement since its earliest days on the prairie. Generations of families have organized their lives around the seasonal demands of the land, maintaining the modest brick buildings and quiet streets that define the local character. While the bustle of larger urban grids feels worlds away, the inhabitants find a distinct continuity in the routines of the local grain elevators and the steady, unadorned work that sustains the region. Those seeking a wider expanse of greenery often look toward Modesto Village Park, which serves as a communal point of relief from the intensive cultivation of the surrounding acreage. There is a profound, stoic beauty in this persistence, where the history of the region is not written in grand monuments, but in the way the morning mist clings to the fence lines and the way the town continues its work under the wide, unwavering expanse of the Midwestern sky.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Woodlawn Farm Underground RR (Historic Ruins) — 9.4 mi, 328° NW
Nichols Park (Local Park) — 10.7 mi, 304° NW
Potawatomi Trail of Death - Island Grove Encampment (Monument) — 10.9 mi, 025° NE
Community Park (Local Park) — 11.9 mi, 304° NW
Prairie Land Heritage Museam (Museum) — 12.6 mi, 302° NW
Illinois Theater (Cinema) — 12.6 mi, 309° NW
Terry Park Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 12.6 mi, 163° S
Strawn Art Gallery (Arts Centre) — 12.7 mi, 308° NW
Goode's Woods State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.8 mi, 154° SE
Sangamon Valley Greenway (State Recreation Area) — 14.1 mi, 103° E
Woodbine Country Club (Local Recreation) — 17.8 mi, 211° SW
Potawatomi Trail of Death - McCoys Mill Encampment (Monument) — 18.0 mi, 051° NE
AMC Classic Springfield 12 (Cinema) — 19.2 mi, 061° NE
217 Terror Haunted House (Attraction) — 19.8 mi, 242° SW
Malibu Jack's (Theme Park) — 20.7 mi, 061° NE
Lauterbach Man Statue (Attraction) — 21.8 mi, 063° NE
Selvaggio Historic Arches (Attraction) — 22.0 mi, 069° E
Rotary Sundial (Attraction) — 22.0 mi, 069° E
Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 22.2 mi, 356° N
Angel of Hope (Monument) — 22.4 mi, 059° NE
DIM Art House (Gallery) — 22.5 mi, 057° NE
Gallery 1624 (Gallery) — 23.2 mi, 061° NE
Route 66 Mural (Public Artwork) — 23.6 mi, 063° NE
Legacy Theatre (Theatre) — 23.9 mi, 060° NE
Trutter Museum (Museum) — 24.0 mi, 073° E
Lincolns New Salem State Park (State Park) — 26.2 mi, 024° NE
Sangchris Lake State Resource Area (State Recreation Area) — 27.2 mi, 093° E
Beaver Dam State Park (State Park) — 28.0 mi, 174° S
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Il (National Wildlife Refuge) — 28.1 mi, 230° SW · 665 acres
Meredosia National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 30.3 mi, 301° NW · 7,396 acres

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