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1968 Map of Franklin

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Franklin
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1995
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1995

About this map

The Franklin town center serves as the hub of this 1968 survey, showing the courthouse and city library alongside the industrial corridor of the Louisville and Nashville railroad. The landscape to the south and east is defined by the winding path of West Fork Drakes Creek and its many tributaries, such as Sharps Branch and Sinking Creek. The rural areas are densely marked with family history and community markers, including Peden Mill and the Green Lawn Cemetery.

Tracing the border between Simpson County, Kentucky, and Robertson County, Tennessee, the map captures a transition from town life to agricultural prairie. Smaller settlements like Mitchellville and Flat Rock appear alongside numerous rural congregations such as Cedar Grove Ch and Tyree Chapel. The presence of several Oil Wells and a Racetrack south of Franklin indicates the varied economic and social character of the region during the mid-to-late 20th century.