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Franklin Iowa Map

Explore Franklin, Iowa, 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, Iowa

How to Use This Franklin, Iowa Map

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

Latitude	40.668093
Longitude	-91.511267
Population	131
Density	324.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	52656, 52625
Area Code	712
County Seat	Keokuk
School District	Central Lee Community School District

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About Franklin, Iowa

Franklin is a locality in Lee County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 131. The population density is 324.2 people per km². Franklin is located at 40.6681°N, 91.5113°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Franklin is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 52656, 52625.

Franklin emerges from the vast expanse of the Iowa plains as a collection of quiet streets defined by the patient, seasonal labor of the surrounding agricultural landscape. It lies 10.6 miles west-northwest of Fort Madison, IA (from Fort Madison, IA: bearing 285°T), and is situated 19.9 miles north-northwest of Keokuk. The horizon here is dominated by an immense, open sky that shifts from a pale, dusty gold to a deep, bruised violet as the sun sinks behind the distant, flattened lines of the horizon. Only a mile away, the quiet waters of Bonnell Creek trace a narrow path through the earth, while Wilson Lake sits just two miles from the center, offering a reflective stillness that mirrors the changing clouds. Beyond the immediate grid of the streets, the terrain stretches out in orderly, tilled rows of corn and soybeans, a testament to the persistent geometry of the region where the light at dusk catches the dust kicked up by tractors, turning the air into a shimmering, amber haze.

Franklin maintains a character forged by the steady, industrious rhythm of its rural heritage, where the pace of life is dictated by the planting and the harvest rather than the frantic pulse of a metropolitan center. Economy and identity are tied to the soil, yet the influence of a broader, literate civility persists in the way the residents tend to their properties and value their shared history. Those seeking a connection to the natural world often venture toward Wilson Lake Park, a local focal point for recreation, or head out toward the Pollmiller Park Trail five miles away for a quiet passage through the woods. While the deeper geological scars like Ghost Hollow or the dense canopy of Shimek State Forest remain ten miles distant, the people of Franklin exist in a grounded, unshowy state of contentment, finding beauty in the stark, honest utility of their daily surroundings.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Wilson Lake Park (Local Park) — 1.7 mi, 154° SE
Pollmiller Park (Local Park) — 4.5 mi, 055° NE
West Point Freedom Rock (Monument) — 4.6 mi, 042° NE
Sugar Creek Bottoms (Local Conservation Area) — 6.2 mi, 218° SW
North Heron Bend (Local Conservation Area) — 6.5 mi, 134° SE
Shimek State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 8.3 mi, 243° SW
Rodeo Park (Local Recreation) — 9.8 mi, 094° E
Reed Wildlife State Habitat Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.2 mi, 119° SE
Nauvoo State Park (State Park) — 10.6 mi, 142° SE
Nauvoo Martyrdom Museum (Museum) — 10.6 mi, 140° SE
CB&Q Depot (Attraction) — 10.7 mi, 104° E
Weld House Museum (Museum) — 10.7 mi, 140° SE
ATSF Depot (Attraction) — 10.7 mi, 104° E
Nauvoo Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 11.0 mi, 144° SE
Geode State Park (State Park) — 11.5 mi, 032° NE
Pioneer Historical Museum (Museum) — 12.2 mi, 261° W
Frost Island Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 14.5 mi, 184° S
Lincoln Rock (Monument) — 18.1 mi, 096° E
Dover Historical Museum (Museum) — 18.6 mi, 017° N
Lost Canvas Gallery (Gallery) — 19.8 mi, 160° S
Samuel F Miller House Museum (Museum) — 19.9 mi, 160° S
Plaza 3 Cinema (Cinema) — 20.1 mi, 160° S
Des Moines County Fair (Attraction) — 20.3 mi, 060° NE
Little Theater (Theatre) — 20.4 mi, 060° NE
General Samuel Curtis Statue (Public Artwork) — 20.4 mi, 160° S
Main Street Cinemas (Cinema) — 20.8 mi, 354° N
Great River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 22.0 mi, 176° S · 10k acres
Ellison Creek Prairie (Nature Reserve) — 27.1 mi, 074° E
Eisenmayer Sand Prairie Natural Heritage Landmark (Nature Reserve) — 27.4 mi, 074° E
Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 36.9 mi, 033° NE · 24k acres

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