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 | St. Louis 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 | Duluth |
| School District | Cedar Mountain School District |
About Franklin, Minnesota
Franklin is a locality in St. Louis 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 emerges from the dense, pine-shadowed horizon of the North Woods, a quiet settlement defined by the stark, ancient reach of the Laurentian Divide. It lies 21.0 miles east-northeast of Hibbing, MN (from Hibbing, MN: bearing 69°T), and is situated 1.3 miles northeast of Virginia. The land here holds a profound stillness, characterized by low, timbered ridges and a soil that feels heavy with the weight of long, frigid winters. Just a mile from the center of Franklin, the waters of Virginia Lake mirror the pale, shifting light of the sky, while the East Two River carves a narrow, winding path through the brush, its current dark and deliberate. The air carries a crisp, pine-scented clarity, and the transition from summer’s verdant growth to the brittle, monochrome beauty of autumn happens with a sudden, sharp intensity that leaves the landscape feeling scrubbed and expectant.
Franklin maintains a character shaped by the heritage of the Iron Range, where the legacy of extraction and the quiet, enduring resilience of its inhabitants remain visible in every weathered structure. The local economy persists through a deliberate, steady rhythm, drawing on the resources of the surrounding terrain and the shared history of the people who settled these woods generations ago. The Miscellaneous SRMA occupies the immediate landscape, providing a vast, unadorned expanse of protected land that anchors the daily life of the residents in the raw, unpolished reality of the wilderness. Here, the passage of time is marked not by grand monuments, but by the slow, seasonal pulse of the forest and the persistent, industrious spirit of those who call Franklin home.
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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About This Franklin Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Franklin, Minnesota. Coordinates: 44.53058, -94.884118. 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 (55792, 55333), telephone area code (218, 612, 952), county seat of St. Louis County (Duluth), and school district assignment (Cedar Mountain School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
