County · code 31061
Franklin CountyNebraska
Franklin County is in Nebraska and was created in 1867 from Kearney County. The county seat is Franklin.
- Founded1867
- County seatFranklin
- Named forBenjamin Franklin
- Land area576 sq mi + 0.2 sq mi water
- Population2,889 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped5,868 checked 15 October 2026
Where it is
Franklin on the map of Nebraska
Nebraska has 93 counties and county equivalents, each with its own records office. Shapes with a page are links.
History
Formed in 1867 from Kearney County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Franklin County was created by Nebraska Territory from Kearney County on February 16, 1867, but was not fully organized at that time. The county was fully organized on March 3, 1871. It was named after Benjamin Franklin.
- 1867Franklin County created Franklin created by Nebraska Territory from Kearney; Franklin not fully organized. · Neb. Terr. Laws 1867, 12th reg. sess., sec. 5/p. 32
- 1871Changed Franklin fully organized. · History of Neb., 866
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Franklin
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Good enough
Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 5,868 parcels. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
edited 14 October 2026 · checked 15 October 2026 -
Address points Official
One point per address, 1,965 in all from Nebraska Public Service Commission (PSC), 911 Department.
checked 13 October 2026 -
Buildings Reference
Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026
- Official
- from the office that keeps the record
- Good enough
- a reliable statewide or national copy
- Fallback
- a guide only; check the official record
- Missing
- nothing public found yet
People and land
Franklin by the Census
Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Rules and offices
Who to ask before you build, dig or sell
Official county pages only. We link to them; we do not copy them, because they change.
Inside a city or town, permits usually come from that city rather than the county.
Zoning and code
County government
- County government
The official website of Franklin County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Franklin County on Parcel Chart's free map and click your parcel. Save it with a free account; the full record of your place (site map, projects, documents) is Pro, in early access.
Questions
Common questions about Franklin County
- When was Franklin County founded?
- Franklin County was founded in 1867, formed from Kearney County, and named after Benjamin Franklin.
- What is the county seat of Franklin County?
- The county seat of Franklin County is Franklin.
- Is there an online parcel map for Franklin County?
- Yes. A public source publishes a parcel map of 5,868 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Franklin County's boundary or name changed?
- Franklin County was created in 1867 from Kearney County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 1 later change.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Franklin County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.
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