Franklin, IN Historical Topo Map (1947)
by USGS Historical Topo Maps (public domain) · Indiana, US
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Older edition. This is the 1947 edition from the U.S. Geological Survey. A newer one may have been published since; check the agency's page for current rules and routes before relying on it.

About the Franklin quad
The Franklin quadrangle is a USGS 15-minute historical topo map covering about 13 × 17 mi of Johnson and Brown counties, Indiana. This is the 1947 edition; the GeoPDF is 8.9 MB.
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Where this map covers
Named places on this map
50 named features inside the Franklin, IN — USGS historical 15-minute topo (1947) sheet, from the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Each one links to every map that shows it.
Peaks and ridges
Lakes, springs and falls
- Bell Lake · reservoir
- Bittersweet Lake · reservoir
- Boyd Lake · reservoir
- Brown Lake · reservoir
- Carolyn Lake · reservoir
- Cordry Lake · reservoir
- Crain Lake · reservoir
- Crestview Lake · reservoir
- Dearmin Lake · reservoir
- Donald Lake · lake
- Earlham Lake · reservoir
- East Lake · reservoir
- FFA Youth Lake · reservoir
- Fowler Lake · reservoir
- Green Lake · reservoir
- H Lake · lake
- Hants Lake · reservoir
- Happy Landing Lake · reservoir
- Hidden Valley Lake · reservoir
- Hood Lake · reservoir
- I Lake · lake
- Lamb Lake · reservoir
- Little Fox Lake · reservoir
- Mullendore Pond · lake
and 19 more
Elevations are the USGS 3DEP ground elevation at the named point, rounded; a summit's surveyed height can differ a little.
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Version history
Version 1 · Nov 5, 2026 · 8.9 MB