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Franklin Minnesota Map

Explore Franklin, Minnesota, 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, Minnesota

How to Use This Franklin, Minnesota Map

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

Latitude	44.53058
Longitude	-94.884118
Population	493
Density	189.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	55792, 55333
Area Code	218, 612, 952
County Seat	Olivia
School District	Cedar Mountain School District

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About Franklin, Minnesota

Franklin is a locality in Renville County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 493. The population density is 189.4 people per km². Franklin is located at 44.5306°N, 94.8841°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Franklin is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 55792, 55333.

Franklin anchors itself upon the vast, open plains of the Upper Midwest, where the horizon stretches flat and wide under a pale, expansive sky. It lies 23.7 miles north-northwest of Brown, MN (from Brown, MN: bearing 331°T), and is situated 11.7 miles east of Redwood Falls. The landscape around Franklin is defined by the steady, unhurried progression of the Minnesota River, which carves a path through the earth just a mile from the center. To the north, the terrain gives way to the protected expanses of the Cedar Mountain State Wildlife Management Area, where native grasses and timber provide a quiet refuge for local fauna. Beyond the immediate fields, the ground shifts occasionally toward the distant, shallow depressions of the Three Lakes Lakebed, while the waters of Sulphur Lake lie six miles out, offering a reflective stillness that mirrors the changing seasons. The light here is sharp and clear, often casting long, thin shadows across the fields as the sun dips low, turning the dry stalks of the late-autumn harvest into rows of muted gold and brittle bronze.

Franklin grew from the soil of this interior basin, its development tied to the cycles of agriculture and the rhythmic demands of the seasons. The economy remains rooted in the productivity of the surrounding acreage, where the labor of the day follows the requirements of the grain and the weather. There is a particular weight to the air during the long, deep winters, a silence that settles over the streets and demands a certain resilience from those who remain. Life in Franklin moves with a measured cadence, shaped by the heritage of those who broke the prairie sod and the enduring presence of the river nearby. While the rush of the modern world often bypasses these quiet roads, the residents maintain a steady connection to the land, finding a distinct, unassuming beauty in the way the wind moves across the plains before the frost arrives to harden the earth once more.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Cedar Mountain State Scientific and Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.4 mi, 217° SW
Cedar Mountain State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.4 mi, 193° S
Renville County Historical Museum (Museum) — 5.2 mi, 289° W
Birch Coulee Historical Marker (Monument) — 6.3 mi, 301° NW
Fort Ridgely State Park (State Park) — 8.5 mi, 127° SE
Ramsey Park (Local Park) — 11.5 mi, 275° W
Geology of the Redwood Falls Region (Monument) — 11.9 mi, 278° W
Swaybacked Bridge (Attraction) — 11.9 mi, 277° W
Elevated Lake Viewing Platform (Viewpoint) — 17.1 mi, 153° SE
Harkin Store Historic Site (Monument) — 17.2 mi, 125° SE
Sleepy Eye Depot Museum (Museum) — 17.9 mi, 154° SE
Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 22.4 mi, 058° NE
Art Wall Park (Public Artwork) — 25.4 mi, 125° SE
Flandrau State Park (State Park) — 25.5 mi, 128° SE
Wanda Gag House (Attraction) — 25.5 mi, 126° SE
Auditorium (Theatre) — 25.6 mi, 127° SE
Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 25.7 mi, 125° SE
Minnesota Music Hall of Fame Museum (Museum) — 25.7 mi, 126° SE
John Lind House (Attraction) — 25.7 mi, 126° SE
Site 3 (Historic Ruins) — 31.4 mi, 195° S
Site 2 (Historic Ruins) — 31.4 mi, 195° S
Wheel and Cog (Museum) — 34.4 mi, 046° NE
State Theatre (Cinema) — 35.6 mi, 045° NE
Yellow Medicine County Museum (Museum) — 37.0 mi, 300° NW
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 37.4 mi, 230° SW · 12k acres
Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 47.9 mi, 089° E · 24k acres

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