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New Franklin Missouri Map

Explore New Franklin, Missouri, 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 New Franklin, Missouri

How to Use This New Franklin, Missouri Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for New Franklin, Missouri. 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 Missouri 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 New 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	New Franklin
State	Missouri (MO)
County	Howard County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	39.017251
Longitude	-92.737408
Population	1,027
Density	299.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	65274
Area Code	573
County Seat	Fayette
School District	New Franklin R-I School District

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About New Franklin, Missouri

New Franklin is a locality in Howard County, Missouri, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,027. The population density is 299.3 people per km². New Franklin is located at 39.0173°N, 92.7374°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. New Franklin is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 65274.

New Franklin occupies a quiet expanse of land where the moisture-heavy air clings to the soil, defined by the winding course of Bonne Femme Creek as it cuts through the local topography. It lies 22.1 miles west-northwest of Columbia, MO (from Columbia, MO: bearing 282°T), and is situated 3.0 miles north of Boonville. The landscape surrounding New Franklin is characterized by an unpretentious, rhythmic transition of slopes and low-lying fields, where the quality of light at dusk turns the tall grasses into a pale, burnished bronze. Residents often look toward the horizon, where the distant, hazy silhouette of Devils Backbone provides a singular anchor to the vast, open expanse of the Missouri interior. Within the immediate perimeter, the waters of M K T Lake gather in the stillness, offering a reflective surface that mirrors the shifting clouds, while the grounds of New Franklin Pool serve as a central point for the quiet, daily movements of the people who live here.

History within New Franklin remains tied to the movement of goods and the development of the frontier, echoing a time when the region served as a vital node for travelers heading west. The local economy persists in a steady, deliberate manner, rooted in the cultivation of the surrounding earth and the labor of those who maintain its infrastructure. While the pace of life maintains a deliberate, measured cadence, the character of the place is built upon the persistence of its families and the quiet resilience of its small-scale commerce. There is a distinct, plain-spoken clarity to the atmosphere here, as if the land itself demands a level of honesty from those who work its soil, keeping the memory of earlier generations alive in the steady, recurring cycles of harvest and the slow, seasonal turn of the year.

Nearby Outdoor Places

New Franklin City Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 348° N
Katy Trail (State Park) — 0.3 mi, 182° S
Franklin Island Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.5 mi, 131° SE
Riverfront Park (Local Park) — 2.6 mi, 184° S
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 2.8 mi, 189° S
Old MKT Railroad Bridge (Attraction) — 2.9 mi, 197° S
Kemper Museum (Museum) — 2.9 mi, 187° S
Pete the Pterobutterdactylfly (Public Artwork) — 3.1 mi, 193° S
Harley Park Lookout (Viewpoint) — 3.3 mi, 203° SW
Davisdale Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.6 mi, 096° E
Big Muddy National Fish And Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 4.9 mi, 127° SE · 32k acres
Blue Star Memorial Highway (Monument) — 5.5 mi, 175° S
De Bourgmont Access (State Recreation Area) — 8.9 mi, 234° SW
Arrow Rock Historic Marker (Monument) — 11.7 mi, 288° W
Harriman Hill Access (State Recreation Area) — 12.4 mi, 243° SW
Burr Oak (Attraction) — 16.8 mi, 119° SE
Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area (Nature Reserve) — 18.8 mi, 126° SE
Schnabel Woods Natural Area (Nature Reserve) — 19.6 mi, 122° SE
Access Arts (Arts Centre) — 19.8 mi, 098° E
Courthouse Columns (Historic Ruins) — 22.4 mi, 101° E
Launer Auditorium (Theatre) — 22.4 mi, 101° E
Jesse Auditorium (Theatre) — 22.5 mi, 103° E
Resident Arts (Arts Centre) — 22.6 mi, 101° E
Sager Reeves Gallery (Gallery) — 22.6 mi, 101° E
Ragtag Cinema (Cinema) — 22.6 mi, 102° E
Bingham Gallery (Gallery) — 22.6 mi, 102° E
Rock Bridge Memorial State Park (State Park) — 23.2 mi, 114° SE
Mark Twain National Forest (National Forest) — 31.0 mi, 107° E · 1.5M acres
Cedar Creek Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 33.7 mi, 117° SE · 42 acres
Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 45.5 mi, 333° NW · 22k acres

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