Map of Franklin, Tennessee, United States

Franklin is a city in Tennessee, United States, with a population of about 72,639. It lies at 35.9251°N, 86.8689°W, about 196 m above sea level. Franklin is about 928 km (577 mi) west of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Brentwood, 14 km to the northeast.

Franklin at a glance

Where is Franklin?

• The 8th largest city in Tennessee on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 43 min on the shortest day to 14 h 36 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Franklin

• Brentwood — 14 km northeast
• Spring Hill — 20 km south
• La Vergne — 28 km east
• Nashville — 28 km north
• Smyrna — 32 km east
• Hermitage — 37 km northeast
• Columbia — 38 km southwest
• Murfreesboro — 44 km east
• Hendersonville — 48 km northeast
• Gallatin — 64 km northeast

Largest cities in Tennessee

• Nashville — 689,447
• Memphis — 633,104
• Knoxville — 190,740
• Chattanooga — 181,099
• Clarksville — 166,722
• Murfreesboro — 165,430
• East Chattanooga — 154,024
• Cordova — 68,779
• Jackson — 66,975
• Johnson City — 66,027

Largest cities in United States

• New York City — 8,804,190
• Los Angeles — 3,820,914
• Brooklyn — 2,736,074
• Chicago — 2,664,452
• Queens — 2,316,841
• Houston — 2,314,157
• Phoenix — 1,650,070
• Philadelphia — 1,573,916
• San Antonio — 1,526,656
• Manhattan — 1,487,536

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Other places named Franklin

• Franklin — Wisconsin, United States

Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.