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Franklin Ohio Map

Explore Franklin, Ohio, 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, Ohio

How to Use This Franklin, Ohio Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Franklin, Ohio. 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 Ohio 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.

CityFranklin
StateOhio (OH)
CountyCoshocton County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude39.554951
Longitude-84.295728
Population11,690
Density487.7 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Codes43812, 45005
Area Code740, 513
County SeatCoshocton
School DistrictFranklin City School District

About Franklin, Ohio

Franklin is a locality in Coshocton County, Ohio, United States. It has a population of 11,690. The population density is 487.7 people per km². Franklin is located at 39.5550°N, 84.2957°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Franklin is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 43812, 45005.

Franklin occupies a landscape defined by the persistent, rhythmic curve of the Muskingum River as it carves through the earth. It lies 4.2 miles south-southwest of Coshocton, OH (from Coshocton, OH: bearing 196°T), and is situated 8.1 miles west-southwest of West Lafayette. The terrain here is shaped by the deep, shadowed contours of Barnes Hollow, which anchors the settlement in a basin of quiet, fertile ground. Beyond the immediate banks, the land rises into the distant, hazy silhouette of Pinfeather Ridge, standing as a silent sentinel against the horizon. Sunlight catches the moisture rising from the nearby Woodbury Wildlife Area, casting a pale, pearlescent glow over the fields that transition into the woodland fringes. Only a mile away, the waters of BSA-Muskingum Valley Council Lake remain still, reflecting the expansive, slate-colored sky that characterizes this inland stretch of the country.

History in Franklin remains etched into the very soil, where the remnants of early industry once relied on the steady flow of water to power the machinery of progress. The local economy has evolved from its foundational roots, moving through cycles of production that left behind a legacy of resilience and modest, sturdy architecture. Residents navigate their daily routines with a deliberate pace, often crossing paths near the edge of the Woodbury Wildlife Area where the transition from human development to untamed thicket feels most abrupt. The spirit of Franklin endures in the quiet maintenance of its storefronts and the seasonal migration of light across the valley floor, suggesting a life lived in close observation of the changing weather and the slow, inevitable turn of the year.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Franklin Community Park (Local Park) — locality lies within
  • Franklin Golf Club (Park) — 0.6 mi, 350° N
  • Miami Conservancy District (State Conservation Area) — 0.7 mi, 297° NW
  • Unknown Park (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 220° SW
  • Chautauqua Reservoir (Local Conservation Area) — 1.9 mi, 008° N
  • Heatherwoode Golf Club (Park) — 3.0 mi, 103° E
  • Springboro Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 3.3 mi, 086° E
  • Woodland Naturary (Nature Reserve) — 3.5 mi, 298° NW
  • Hopewell Earthwork (Historic Ruins) — 3.9 mi, 309° NW
  • Valley Overlook (Viewpoint) — 4.0 mi, 312° NW
  • Miamisburg Soccer Complex (Local Recreation) — 4.0 mi, 035° NE
  • Pipestone Golf Club (Local Recreation) — 4.4 mi, 025° NE
  • Miamisburg Mound State Memorial (Historic Ruins) — 5.1 mi, 009° N
  • The Ginkgo (Theatre) — 6.1 mi, 003° N
  • Veteran's Memorial Museum (Museum) — 6.2 mi, 320° NW
  • Germantown Clock (Monument) — 6.3 mi, 320° NW
  • By-Jo Theatre (Cinema) — 6.3 mi, 321° NW
  • Train Caboose (Attraction) — 6.5 mi, 320° NW
  • Train Station (Attraction) — 6.5 mi, 320° NW
  • Dog Statue (Public Artwork) — 6.6 mi, 119° SE
  • Horse Memorial (Monument) — 6.7 mi, 118° SE
  • Ohio Historical Marker (Monument) — 7.0 mi, 037° NE
  • Lux Mundi (Attraction) — 7.2 mi, 193° S
  • Artsy Mind (Arts Centre) — 8.8 mi, 056° NE
  • Glendower Museum (Museum) — 9.8 mi, 152° SE
  • Colony-7 (Cinema) — 10.0 mi, 146° SE
  • Sycamore State Park (State Park) — 16.4 mi, 352° N
  • Cowan Lake State Park (State Park) — 22.5 mi, 120° SE
  • Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument (National Monument) — 23.7 mi, 064° NE · 60 acres

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About This Franklin Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Franklin, Ohio. Coordinates: 39.554951, -84.295728. 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 (43812, 45005), telephone area code (740, 513), county seat of Coshocton County (Coshocton), and school district assignment (Franklin City 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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.