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Frankton Indiana Map

Explore Frankton, Indiana, 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 Frankton, Indiana

How to Use This Frankton, Indiana Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Frankton, Indiana. 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 Indiana 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 Frankton.

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	Frankton
State	Indiana (IN)
County	Madison County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis)

Latitude	40.222818
Longitude	-85.778867
Population	1,775
Density	647.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	46044
Area Code	260
County Seat	Anderson
School District	Frankton-Lapel Community Schools

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About Frankton, Indiana

Frankton is a locality in Madison County, Indiana, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,775. The population density is 647.8 people per km². Frankton is located at 40.2228°N, 85.7789°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. Frankton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 46044.

Frankton occupies a quiet expanse of the Indiana interior, where the horizon stretches flat and wide across a mosaic of fertile farmland and dense, private woodlots. It lies 9.6 miles north-northwest of Anderson, IN (from Anderson, IN: bearing 327°T), and is situated 5.0 miles southeast of Elwood. Pipe Creek carves a persistent, winding path through this landscape, its banks providing a steady rhythm to the terrain that defines the local topography. Beyond the immediate fields, the air carries the scent of turned earth and drying corn stalks, a sensory reminder of the agrarian cycles that hold sway here. While the distant shadows of The Hogback remain far beyond the reach of the eye, the local landscape finds its own sanctuary within Maple Meadows Park, where the native flora offers a reprieve from the grid of section lines and gravel roads.

Frankton maintains a character forged by the steady hand of industry and the endurance of its people, who have long looked toward the land and the rail for their livelihood. The economy here remains tethered to the productivity of the soil and the legacy of regional manufacturing, creating a pace of life that values consistency over the frantic sprawl of more crowded corridors. Even as the decades have passed, the town retains a distinct, modest architecture that marks the transition from the bustling hubs of the past to the deliberate quiet of the present. On summer evenings, the light shifts across the plains with a golden, heavy clarity, casting long silhouettes of grain silos and water towers against a sky that feels immense and unobstructed by the clutter of the modern world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Maple Meadows Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 303° NW
Worlds Largest Ball Of Paint (Attraction) — 4.4 mi, 056° NE
South P Street Athletic Fields & Elwood Disc Golf (Local Recreation) — 4.5 mi, 307° NW
Callaway Park (Local Park) — 5.0 mi, 326° NW
Alexandria Fire Department Time Capsule (Monument) — 6.1 mi, 064° NE
Walking Man - "Smilin' Stan" (Public Artwork) — 7.4 mi, 133° SE
Shady Park (Aqua Gardens) Killbuck Wetlands (Local Conservation Area) — 8.5 mi, 141° SE
Killbuck Wetland (Local Conservation Area) — 8.8 mi, 142° SE
Flag poles (Monument) — 9.8 mi, 141° SE
Rangeline Park (Local Recreation) — 11.0 mi, 139° SE
Mounds State Park (State Park) — 11.3 mi, 135° SE
Southside Sports Complex (State Recreation Area) — 11.6 mi, 157° SE
Circle Mound (Historic Ruins) — 11.8 mi, 134° SE
Earthwork F (Historic Ruins) — 11.8 mi, 133° SE
Memorial to the American Indian (Monument) — 12.0 mi, 127° SE
Burr Oak Bend (State Conservation Area) — 13.4 mi, 228° SW
Zimmer Ross (Gallery) — 14.4 mi, 287° W
White River Restoration (State Conservation Area) — 14.5 mi, 227° SW
Honey Creek Trail (State Recreation Area) — 16.2 mi, 134° SE
Forest Park Carousel & Concessions (Attraction) — 17.2 mi, 228° SW
Regal Cinemas 10 (Cinema) — 17.2 mi, 220° SW
First Merchants Pavilion (Theatre) — 17.6 mi, 226° SW
Belfry Theatre (Theatre) — 17.7 mi, 216° SW
Emagine Cinemas 16 (Cinema) — 18.1 mi, 207° SW
Fall Creek Woods (Nature Reserve) — 18.3 mi, 140° SE
David Owsley Museum of Art (Museum) — 19.5 mi, 095° E
Gas City Museum (Museum) — 20.3 mi, 025° NE
M3 Stuart (Attraction) — 20.3 mi, 025° NE
Minnetrista Cultural Center (Museum) — 20.6 mi, 093° E
Summit Lake State Park (State Park) — 27.1 mi, 121° SE

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