Franklin, Arkansas
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Franklin Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72536. It lies near Burns Hill. The Survey maps it on the Franklin quadrangle. 191 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 627 feet above sea level.
Population over time
3 figuresFranklin grew from 184 to 191 between 2000 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 184 | |
| 2010 | 198 | +14 (+8%) |
| 2020 | 191 | -7 (-4%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 10 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1951 USGS Melbourne quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1976 USGS Melbourne NE quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Cherokee Village quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Franklin quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
89 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 89 fires within 5 miles of Franklin between 1997 and 2020, burning about 2,084 acres in total. None started naturally. 31 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 31 |
| Debris and open burning | 28 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 23 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 August 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 2010 | Debris and open burning | 14 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 August 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Franklin: 1 past producer, 1 occurrence, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Manganese, Stone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Rock Sand & Gravel Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Glen C.Brewster Property | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Unk | Stone | Unknown |
Storms near this place
21 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Franklin in 21 storm reports between 1998 and 2022: 10 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 2 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Franklin | $100,000 | Fallen trees caused damage to a home and a vehicle in Franklin. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Franklin | $10,000 | Trees were down across County Road 69. A house lost its shingles. |
| July 2011 | Flash Flood | Franklin | $5,000 | Flash flooding occurred on Arkansas 56 east of Franklin toward Myron. |
| November 2015 | Flash Flood | Franklin | - | Several roads were flooded throughout the county. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Franklin | - | A storm chaser estimated wind gusts at 60 mph. |
| September 2006 | Tornado (F1) | Franklin | - | A weak tornado was spawned in eastern Izard County. The tornado tracked from 4.5 miles southeast of Franklin to 3.5 miles south-southeast of Myron. The tornado snapped or uprooted dozens of trees before continuing into Sharp County. |
| September 2006 | Tornado (F1) | Franklin | - | A weak tornado was spawned in eastern Izard County. The tornado tracked from 1.4 miles southeast of Franklin to 1 mile south-southeast of Myron. The tornado snapped or uprooted dozens of trees. |
| November 2005 | Tornado (F1) | Franklin | - | A weak tornado touched down in Izard County, roughly 2.3 miles east-northeast of Franklin. Winds were estimated at 100 mph. Two mobile homes were overturned, as well as a travel trailer. Several homes sustained roof damage. A pontoon boat was overturned and another was destroyed at Horseshoe Bend. Numerous trees were blown down or snapped off. Some power lines and power poles were also knocked down. The tornado moved northeast into Sharp County. |
| May 2009 | Hail | Franklin | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Franklin | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Franklin | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Franklin | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Franklin | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Franklin | - | no account filed |
| September 2006 | Hail | Franklin | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Franklin | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Franklin | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Franklin | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Franklin | - | no account filed |
| October 2000 | Hail | Franklin | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Franklin | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violet Hill | 3.7 miles | 10 | |
| Myron | 3.8 miles | 9 | |
| Horseshoe Bend | 4.1 miles | 10 | |
| Love (historical) | 4.6 miles | 9 | |
| Wiseman | 4.9 miles | 10 | |
| Day | 5.4 miles | 9 | |
| New Liberty | 5.5 miles | 10 | |
| Jett (historical) | 6.0 miles | 10 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Franklin | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1932689 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 57771. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






