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Franklinton Louisiana Map

Explore Franklinton, Louisiana, 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 Franklinton, Louisiana

How to Use This Franklinton, Louisiana Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Franklinton, Louisiana. 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 Louisiana 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 Franklinton.

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	Franklinton
State	Louisiana (LA)
County	Washington Parish
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	30.847128
Longitude	-90.153141
Population	3,662
Density	323.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	70438
Area Code	985
School District	Washington Parish School District

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About Franklinton, Louisiana

Franklinton is a locality in Washington Parish, Louisiana, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,662. The population density is 323.5 people per km². Franklinton is located at 30.8471°N, 90.1531°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Franklinton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 70438.

Franklinton emerges from the pine-dusted earth of the Florida Parishes as a place where the light at dusk settles heavy and amber against the loblolly needles. It lies 18.5 miles west-northwest of Bogalusa, LA (from Bogalusa, LA: bearing 282°T), and is situated 18.6 miles south of Tylertown. The landscape is defined by a slow, deliberate terrain, shifting from the dense woodland shadows to the open, sun-baked clearings that mark the path toward the Bogue Chitto. Only nine miles away, the elevation shifts toward the modest rise of Bogue Chitto Mountain, while the terrain dips into the quiet, shaded moisture of Brushy Hollow. The air here carries the scent of damp soil and pine resin, a constant reminder of the inland stillness that persists fifty-seven miles away from any reach of the coast. On afternoons when the heat pulls the moisture from the ground, the humidity creates a soft, hazy lens over the fields, blurring the edges of the horizon and making the passage of time feel thick and tactile.

Franklinton operates at a cadence set by the harvest and the seasons, with the local economy rooted in the resilience of timber and the enduring cycles of agriculture. Life here often centers on the simple, functional spaces where the community gathers, such as the Franklinton Ball Park, which serves as a common ground for the rhythm of local sport and seasonal assembly. History is not a written document here but a series of inherited habits, seen in the way the land is worked and the steady, unpretentious industry that defines the daily movement of its people. Far from the reach of the larger world, the quietude of the region is punctuated only by the occasional traveler passing toward the distant, tranquil waters of Dogwood Lake. Every feature of the terrain, from the deep root systems of the woods to the open sprawl of the pasture, speaks to a life lived in direct contact with the soil, maintaining a character that remains stubbornly, distinctly itself.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Franklinton Ball Park (Local Recreation) — 0.5 mi, 350° N
Bogue Chitto State Scenic River (State Conservation Area) — 0.6 mi, 249° W
Lsu Research Station (Recreation Easement) — 4.3 mi, 215° SW
Bogue Chitto State Park (State Park) — 4.3 mi, 180° S
Tchefuncte River And Its Tributaries (State Conservation Area) — 6.2 mi, 234° SW
Division Of State Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 9.0 mi, 273° W
Tangipahoa Parish School Board Wildlife Management Area (Local Conservation Area) — 12.8 mi, 221° SW
Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 20.7 mi, 124° SE · 73k acres
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ms (National Wildlife Refuge) — 22.6 mi, 093° E · 20k acres
Tar Kiln (Historic Ruins) — 25.9 mi, 154° SE
Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge.Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 27.5 mi, 135° SE · 9,317 acres
Lynyrd Skynyrd Crash (Monument) — 30.7 mi, 301° NW
Carver Museum (Museum) — 34.8 mi, 128° SE
Auditorium (Theatre) — 35.2 mi, 128° SE
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 35.2 mi, 128° SE
Picayune History (Monument) — 35.3 mi, 128° SE
Katrina (Monument) — 35.3 mi, 128° SE
Red Bluff (Viewpoint) — 35.3 mi, 020° N
Mcdonald Funeral Home (Museum) — 35.5 mi, 128° SE
Crackin Shells Dippin Tails (Attraction) — 35.6 mi, 128° SE
Mural at Katiecakes (Public Artwork) — 35.7 mi, 128° SE
Sugar Mill Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 35.9 mi, 169° S
Acadiana Cinema (Cinema) — 36.4 mi, 125° SE
The Fortress (Historic Castle / Fort) — 41.4 mi, 084° E
De Soto National Forest (National Forest) — 43.9 mi, 079° E · 532k acres
Slidell Museum (Museum) — 45.2 mi, 151° SE
Lawrence County Regional History Museum (Museum) — 48.9 mi, 003° N
Wild Louisiana Kayak Swamp Tour Launch (Attraction) — 50.4 mi, 200° S
Homochitto National Forest (National Forest) — 51.9 mi, 320° NW · 192k acres
Louisiana Children's Museum (Museum) — 59.3 mi, 177° S

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