Franklin Texas Map
Franklin, Liberty County
Franklin, Texas — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Franklin, Liberty County.
Interactive Map of Franklin, Texas
| City | Franklin |
| State | Texas (TX) |
| County | Liberty |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 30.27521 |
| Longitude | -94.796036 |
| Density | N/A /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Franklin, Texas
Franklin is a locality in Liberty County, Texas, United States. Franklin is located at 30.2752°N, 94.7960°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 77856.0.
Franklin, a place where the East Texas sky stretches wide and the air hums with the slow, steady pulse of the land, unfolds its story in shades of verdant green. It lies 29.7 miles north-east of Atascocita, TX (from Atascocita, TX: bearing 50°T), and is situated 9.1 miles north-north-west of Hardin. The terrain here, a gentle, rolling country, is a patchwork of dense pine forests, their needles whispering secrets on the breeze, interspersed with open pastures where cattle graze contentedly. Creeks, alive with the glint of sun on water, meander through the landscape, their banks softened by the lush undergrowth of ferns and wildflowers. The character of Franklin is one of quiet resilience, a community rooted in the earth, its days marked by the changing seasons and the comforting familiarity of a life lived close to nature. This corner of Liberty County, Texas, carries the imprint of a history tied to the land's bounty and the enduring spirit of its people. For generations, agriculture has been the lifeblood of Franklin, with cotton fields once dominating the horizon, their white bolls a testament to hard work and the promise of a harvest. Today, while vestiges of that past remain, the economy has diversified, with timber and cattle ranching continuing to play significant roles. The very air seems to hold the echoes of earlier times, of pioneers who carved their lives from the wilderness and the generations that followed, each adding their own thread to the rich, unhurried fabric of Franklin.
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About This Franklin Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Franklin, Texas with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Franklin and Liberty County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Franklin is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Franklin is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
