Franklin Kansas Map

About Franklin, Kansas

Franklin is a locality in Crawford County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 473. The population density is 106.9 people per km². Franklin is located at 37.5200°N, 94.6964°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 66735.

Franklin reveals itself as a quiet expanse where the horizon stretches thin and taut, anchored by the rhythmic sway of prairie grasses that catch the amber light of late afternoon. It lies 8.0 miles north of Pittsburg, KS (from Pittsburg, KS: bearing 0°T), and is situated 5.0 miles north of Frontenac. The land here carries a heavy, terrestrial stillness, marked by the modest incision of First Cow Creek as it meanders through the landscape just a mile away, its banks lined with the skeletal grace of cottonwood trees. Beyond the immediate fields, the terrain rises into the subtle, distant silhouettes of the Rombaugh Hills, visible only when the air turns crisp and clear, while the nearby Mined Land Wildlife Area provides a rugged, reclaimed topography that speaks to the shifting character of the earth.

Franklin maintains a stoic connection to its origins, defined by the enduring labor of those who once sought the riches buried beneath the soil. The local economy and identity remain tethered to this legacy of extraction and the subsequent reclamation of the land, a process that transformed industrial scars into the quiet, reclaimed vistas found at the Mined Land Wildlife Area. Residents navigate the daily rhythm of life along the Franklin Sidewalk, a path that serves as a modest artery through the center of the locality, connecting the familiar patterns of work and residence. Further afield, the stillness of Bone Creek Reservoir and the quiet density of the Lester R Davis Memorial State Forest offer a reprieve from the open plains, grounding the spirit in a landscape that values the quietude of the Kansas interior over the clamor of more crowded regions.

About This Franklin Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Franklin, Kansas. Coordinates: 37.519979, -94.696366. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Franklin includes the ZIP code (66735), telephone area code (913), county seat of Crawford County (Girard), and school district assignment (Northeast Unified School District 246).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.