2011 Map of Franklin

About this map

Wiseman and the residential expansion of Horseshoe Bend define this 2011 survey of Izard County. The Strawberry River meanders across the landscape, joined by its tributaries Piney Fork and Town Branch. These waterways were the historical lifelines for early settlements like Franklin and Violet Hill. The northern section reveals a dense network of residential streets such as Fairway Dr and Mohawk Dr surrounding Bass Lake and Lodge Lake, indicating the area's development for recreation and housing. Genealogy researchers will find several well-documented burial sites including Nebo Cemetery and Old Liberty Cemetery. This map records the transition from rural farming communities to more structured residential developments while preserving the locations of early 20th-century civic markers like the Wiseman Post Office and Violet Hill Post Office.