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We found 86 communities that share the name Franklin.
Within Missouri, the name Franklin is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another 82 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 82 communities, 79 are located in the United States and five are in Canada.
In addition to the above occurrences of Franklin, we know of four communities located outside of the United States and Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Macon County
This Franklin is located in Macon County and lies 596 miles [959.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Franklin that is located in Howard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Franklin.
Monroe County
This Franklin is located in Monroe County and lies 586 miles [943.1 km] to the south southeast of the Franklin that is located in Howard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Franklin.
Arizona
Greenlee County
This Franklin is located in Greenlee County and lies 1,010 miles [1,625.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Franklin that is located in Howard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenlee County community of Franklin.
Arkansas
Izard County
This Franklin is located in Izard County and lies 202 miles [325.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Franklin that is located in Howard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Izard County community of Franklin.
California
Los Angeles County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Franklin [Los Angeles County].
Napa County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Franklin [Napa County].
Sacramento County
This Franklin is located in Sacramento County and lies 1,540 miles [2,478.4 km]<1> to the west of the Franklin that is located in Howard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sacramento County community of Franklin.
San Joaquin County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Franklin [San Joaquin County].
Connecticut
New London County
This Franklin is located in New London County and lies 1,097 miles [1,765.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Franklin that is located in Howard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the New London County community of Franklin.
Florida
Franklin County
This Franklin is located in Franklin County and lies 775 miles [1,247.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Franklin that is located in Howard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Franklin.
Georgia
Heard County
This Franklin is located in Heard County and lies 581 miles [935 km]<1> to the southeast of the Franklin that is located in Howard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Heard County community of Franklin.
Idaho
Ada County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Franklin [Ada County].
Franklin County
This Franklin is located in Franklin County and lies 1,019 miles [1,639.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Franklin that is located in Howard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Franklin.
Illinois
Morgan County
This Franklin is located in Morgan County and lies 150 miles [241.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Franklin that is located in Howard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Franklin.
Indiana
Johnson County
This Franklin is located in Johnson County and lies 359 miles [577.8 km]<1> to the east of the Franklin that is located in Howard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Franklin.
Wayne County
This Franklin is located in Wayne County and lies 408 miles [656.6 km] to the east of the Franklin that is located in Howard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Franklin.
Iowa
Jasper County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Franklin [Jasper County].
Lee County
This Franklin is located in Lee County and lies 132 miles [212.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Franklin that is located in Howard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Franklin.
Pottawattamie County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Franklin [Pottawattamie County].
Kansas
Crawford County
This Franklin is located in Crawford County and lies 147 miles [236.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Franklin that is located in Howard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Franklin.
Douglas County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Franklin [Douglas County].
Kentucky
Clark County
This Franklin is located in Clark County and lies 470 miles [756.4 km]<1> to the east of the Franklin that is located in Howard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Franklin.
Simpson County
This Franklin is located in Simpson County and lies 372 miles [598.7 km] to the east southeast of the Franklin that is located in Howard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Simpson County community of Franklin.
Louisiana
Saint Mary Parish
This Franklin is located in Saint Mary Parish and lies 640 miles [1,030 km]<1> to the south of the Franklin that is located in Howard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary Parish community of Franklin.
Maine
Hancock County
This Franklin is located in Hancock County and lies 1,313 miles [2,113.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Franklin that is located in Howard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Franklin.
Manitoba
This Franklin lies 845 miles [1,359.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Franklin that is located in Howard County.
Maryland
Allegany County
This Franklin is located in Allegany County and lies 733 miles [1,179.6 km]<1> to the east of the Franklin that is located in Howard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Franklin.
Baltimore City
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Franklin [Baltimore City].
Massachusetts
Norfolk County
This Franklin is located in Norfolk County and lies 1,137 miles [1,829.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Franklin that is located in Howard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk County community of Franklin.
Michigan
Houghton County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Franklin [Houghton County].
Kent County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Franklin [Kent County].
Oakland County
This Franklin is located in Oakland County and lies 550 miles [885.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Franklin that is located in Howard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oakland County community of Franklin.
Minnesota
Renville County
This Franklin is located in Renville County and lies 396 miles [637.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Franklin that is located in Howard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Renville County community of Franklin.
Saint Louis County
This Franklin is located in Saint Louis County and lies 588 miles [946.3 km] to the north of the Franklin that is located in Howard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Franklin.
Mississippi
Franklin County
This Franklin is located in Franklin County and lies 532 miles [856.2 km]<1> to the south of the Franklin that is located in Howard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Franklin.
Holmes County
This Franklin is located in Holmes County and lies 440 miles [708.1 km] to the south southeast of the Franklin that is located in Howard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holmes County community of Franklin.
Montana
Custer County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Franklin [Custer County].
Golden Valley County
This Franklin is located in Golden Valley County and lies 977 miles [1,572.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Franklin that is located in Howard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Golden Valley County community of Franklin.
Nebraska
Franklin County
This Franklin is located in Franklin County and lies 338 miles [544 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Franklin that is located in Howard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Franklin.
Richardson County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Richardson County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richardson County community of Franklin.
Nevada
Lander County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Lander County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lander County community of Franklin.
New Hampshire
Merrimack County
This Franklin is located in Merrimack County and lies 1,133 miles [1,823.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Franklin that is located in Howard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Merrimack County community of Franklin.
New Jersey
Essex County
This Franklin is located in Essex County and lies 983 miles [1,582 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Franklin that is located in Howard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Franklin.
Hunterdon County
This Franklin is located in Hunterdon County and lies 950 miles [1,528.9 km] to the east northeast of the Franklin that is located in Howard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunterdon County community of Franklin.
Morris County
This Franklin is located in Morris County and lies 972 miles [1,564.3 km] to the east northeast of the Franklin that is located in Howard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morris County community of Franklin.
Sussex County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Franklin [Sussex County].
New Mexico
Colfax County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Colfax County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colfax County community of Franklin.
New York
Delaware County
This Franklin is located in Delaware County and lies 947 miles [1,524 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Franklin that is located in Howard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Franklin.
North Carolina
Macon County
This Franklin is located in Macon County and lies 579 miles [931.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Franklin that is located in Howard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Franklin.
Rowan County
This Franklin is located in Rowan County and lies 709 miles [1,141 km] to the east southeast of the Franklin that is located in Howard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rowan County community of Franklin.
Surry County
This Franklin is located in Surry County and lies 683 miles [1,099.2 km] to the east of the Franklin that is located in Howard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Surry County community of Franklin.
Ohio
Belmont County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Franklin [Belmont County].
Coshocton County
This Franklin is located in Coshocton County and lies 583 miles [938.2 km]<1> to the east of the Franklin that is located in Howard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coshocton County community of Franklin.
Ross County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Franklin [Ross County].
Warren County
This Franklin is located in Warren County and lies 453 miles [729 km] to the east of the Franklin that is located in Howard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Franklin.
Williams County
This Franklin is located in Williams County and lies 453 miles [729 km] to the east of the Franklin that is located in Howard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williams County community of Franklin.
Oklahoma
Cleveland County
This Franklin is located in Cleveland County and lies 360 miles [579.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Franklin that is located in Howard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleveland County community of Franklin.
Ontario
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Franklin.
Oregon
Lane County
This Franklin is located in Lane County and lies 1,607 miles [2,586.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Franklin that is located in Howard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lane County community of Franklin.
Pennsylvania
Cambria County
This Franklin is located in Cambria County and lies 742 miles [1,194.1 km]<1> to the east of the Franklin that is located in Howard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Franklin.
Chester County
This Franklin is located in Chester County and lies 902 miles [1,451.6 km] to the east of the Franklin that is located in Howard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Franklin.
Lehigh County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Franklin [Lehigh County].
Venango County
This Franklin is located in Venango County and lies 699 miles [1,124.9 km] to the east northeast of the Franklin that is located in Howard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Venango County community of Franklin.
Westmoreland County
This Franklin is located in Westmoreland County and lies 701 miles [1,128.2 km] to the east northeast of the Franklin that is located in Howard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Franklin.
Quebec
This Franklin lies 1,048 miles [1,686.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Franklin that is located in Howard County.
South Carolina
Edgefield County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Franklin [Edgefield County].
South Dakota
Lake County
This Franklin is located in Lake County and lies 404 miles [650.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Franklin that is located in Howard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Franklin.
Tennessee
Williamson County
This Franklin is located in Williamson County and lies 386 miles [621.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Franklin that is located in Howard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Franklin.
Texas
Liberty County
This Franklin is located in Liberty County and lies 614 miles [988.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Franklin that is located in Howard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of Franklin.
Robertson County
This Franklin is located in Robertson County and lies 590 miles [949.5 km] to the south southwest of the Franklin that is located in Howard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Robertson County community of Franklin.
Utah
Salt Lake County
This Franklin is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,019 miles [1,639.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Franklin that is located in Howard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Franklin.
Vermont
Franklin County
This Franklin is located in Franklin County and lies 1,094 miles [1,760.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Franklin that is located in Howard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Franklin.
Virginia
Albemarle County
This Franklin is located in Albemarle County and lies 775 miles [1,247.2 km]<1> to the east of the Franklin that is located in Howard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Franklin.
Fairfax County
This Franklin is located in Fairfax County and lies 831 miles [1,337.4 km] to the east of the Franklin that is located in Howard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Franklin.
Franklin City
This Franklin is located in Franklin City and lies 876 miles [1,409.8 km] to the east of the Franklin that is located in Howard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin City community of Franklin.
Washington
King County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Franklin [King County].
West Virginia
Brooke County
This Franklin is located in Brooke County and lies 654 miles [1,052.5 km]<1> to the east of the Franklin that is located in Howard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brooke County community of Franklin.
Marshall County
This Franklin is located in Marshall County and lies 638 miles [1,026.8 km] to the east of the Franklin that is located in Howard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Franklin.
Pendleton County
This Franklin is located in Pendleton County and lies 721 miles [1,160.3 km] to the east of the Franklin that is located in Howard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pendleton County community of Franklin.
Wisconsin
Jackson County
This Franklin is located in Jackson County and lies 368 miles [592.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Franklin that is located in Howard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Franklin.
Milwaukee County
This Franklin is located in Milwaukee County and lies 364 miles [585.8 km] to the northeast of the Franklin that is located in Howard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Milwaukee County community of Franklin.
Sheboygan County
This Franklin is located in Sheboygan County and lies 417 miles [671.1 km] to the northeast of the Franklin that is located in Howard County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sheboygan County community of Franklin.
Communities Beyond North America ...
Argentina
Distance: 5,506 miles [8,861 km]<1> to the south southeast
Australia
- Tasmania
Distance: 9,370 miles [15,079.6 km]<1> to the west southwest
- Australian Capital Territory
Distance: 9,076 miles [14,606.4 km] to the west southwest
South Africa
Distance: 9,147 miles [14,720.7 km]<1> to the east
Curious and Interesting Names Near Franklin ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
Everett ‑ Historic (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everett have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Franklin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Franklin and extending to:
Fayette, which is the Seat of Howard County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Franklin to Fayette, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 842 miles [1,355.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,511 miles [10,478.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,253 miles [11,672.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,138 miles [8,268.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Franklin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Franklin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0100, Longitude: -92.7545 In this case, the coordinates for Franklin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Franklin could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Franklin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>
While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<7>
The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Franklin to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.788 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.783 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.786 degrees.