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Franklinville North Carolina Map

Explore Franklinville, North Carolina, 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 Franklinville, North Carolina

How to Use This Franklinville, North Carolina Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Franklinville, North Carolina. 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 North Carolina 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 Franklinville.

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	Franklinville
State	North Carolina (NC)
County	Randolph County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	35.743748
Longitude	-79.69225
Population	1,197
Density	285.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	27248, 27316
Area Code	336
County Seat	Asheboro
School District	Randolph County Schools

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About Franklinville, North Carolina

Franklinville is a locality in Randolph County, North Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,197. The population density is 285.1 people per km². Franklinville is located at 35.7437°N, 79.6923°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Franklinville is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 27248, 27316.

Franklinville occupies a quiet stretch of the Piedmont where the Deep River carves a deliberate path through the red clay earth. It lies 7.2 miles east-northeast of Asheboro, NC (from Asheboro, NC: bearing 70°T), and is situated 8.1 miles southeast of Randleman. The landscape is defined by the steady, rhythmic movement of the water, which pulls the eye toward the horizon where the distant heights of Schoolhouse Ridge break the skyline in a soft, hazy violet. Within the borders of Randolph County Park, the land retains an ancient, unhurried stillness, punctuated only by the crisp whistle of wind through hardwood stands. Light at dusk here settles heavy and amber against the trunks of oaks, turning the shadows into long, cooling ribbons that stretch across the forest floor. Three miles away, the waters of Cedarwood Lake mirror the changing seasons, providing a quiet basin that holds the sky’s reflection in a surface of polished glass.

Franklinville grew from the grit of nineteenth-century mill culture, built upon the strength of the current that drove the early manufacturing looms. The economy once turned on the steady production of cotton and textiles, leaving behind the skeletal remains of brick factories that stand as silent, windowless witnesses to a different era of labor. Today, the pace of life maintains a deliberate, measured cadence, favoring the slow accumulation of days over the frantic rush of larger centers. Residents still recognize the mark of the river on the town’s identity, a connection forged in the days when water provided both power and livelihood. The local character is colored by this history of industry and the quiet dignity of a place that has learned to thrive in the gaps between the modern world’s demands, sustained by the steady, persistent flow of the Deep River.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Randolph County Park (Local Park) — locality lies within
Faith Rock (Attraction) — 0.5 mi, 251° W
Town of Franklinville - Otus Thomas Park (Local Recreation) — 0.5 mi, 026° NE
Ballpark (Local Recreation) — 0.6 mi, 026° NE
Kermit G. Pell Water-Based Recreation Facility (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 090° E
Deep River State Trail (State Park) — 1.7 mi, 110° E
Cinemark Asheboro (Cinema) — 6.0 mi, 242° SW
Rutting Elk (Public Artwork) — 7.4 mi, 249° W
Rhinoleap Productions (Theatre) — 7.4 mi, 248° W
Enterprise Cotton Mill (Historic Ruins) — 8.3 mi, 149° SE
Three Rivers Land Trust Preserve (Conservation Area) — 8.5 mi, 255° W
Ostrich Eggs (Attraction) — 8.8 mi, 202° S
Uwharrie National Forest (National Forest) — 9.3 mi, 217° SW · 52k acres
Birkhead Mountains Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 13.3 mi, 234° SW · 5,216 acres
Uwharrie Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 14.8 mi, 228° SW
Silk Hope Ruritan Club (Museum) — 18.2 mi, 082° E
Former Pioneer Camp Meeting/Dining Hall Chimney (Historic Ruins) — 20.4 mi, 048° NE
Three College Observatory (Museum) — 21.2 mi, 049° NE
NH Farm (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 21.9 mi, 354° N
Joe Moffitt Memorial (Monument) — 21.9 mi, 222° SW
AmStar Four Seasons Station (Cinema) — 22.0 mi, 337° NW
Boyhood home of John Coltrane (Monument) — 22.7 mi, 312° NW
Centennial Station Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 22.7 mi, 311° NW
Martin Luther King Jr. (Monument) — 22.7 mi, 347° N
High Point Theatre (Arts Centre) — 22.7 mi, 310° NW
Barnes Creek Falls (Attraction) — 22.8 mi, 218° SW
Proxy Gallery (Gallery) — 23.1 mi, 346° N
Morrow Mountain State Park (State Park) — 32.4 mi, 220° SW
Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 47.4 mi, 202° S · 17k acres

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