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Franklin CountyTennessee

Franklin County is a county in Tennessee, seated in Winchester, formed in 1807.

  • Founded1807
  • County seatWinchester
  • Named forBenjamin Franklin
  • Land area555 sq mi + 21 sq mi water
  • Population42,774 2020 Census
  • Parcels mapped25,831 checked 16 October 2026
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Where it is

Franklin on the map of Tennessee

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History

Founded in 1807

An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.

Franklin County was created from non-county area on December 3, 1807, and named after Benjamin Franklin. The county gained and lost territory through the 19th century through transactions with neighboring counties including Warren, Bedford, Marion, Grundy, and Lincoln, and through the creation of Coffee County.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries; the 5 that matter most are shown first.

  1. 1807
    Franklin County created Franklin created from all of Non-County Area 6. · Tenn. Acts 1807, 7th assy., 1st sess., ch. 72, sec. 1/p. 118
  2. 1809
    Gained territory Franklin gained from Warren.
    from Warren
    · Scott, ch. 79, sec. 1/p. 1176
  3. 1810
    Gained territory Franklin gained from Bedford.
    from Bedford
    · Scott, ch. 43/pp. 1147-1148 and ch. 51/pp. 1158-1160
  4. 1813
    Lost territory Franklin lost to Warren.
    to Warren
    · Tenn. Acts 1813, 10th assy., ch. 70/p. 95
  5. 1825
    Gained territory Franklin gained from Marion.
    from Marion
    · Tenn. Acts 1825, 16th assy., reg. sess., priv., ch. 188/p. 214
Show all 43 changes (38 more, mostly small adjustments)
  1. 1807
    Franklin County created Franklin created from all of Non-County Area 6. · Tenn. Acts 1807, 7th assy., 1st sess., ch. 72, sec. 1/p. 118
  2. 1809
    Gained territory Franklin gained from Warren.
    from Warren
    · Scott, ch. 79, sec. 1/p. 1176
  3. 1810
    Gained territory Franklin gained from Bedford.
    from Bedford
    · Scott, ch. 43/pp. 1147-1148 and ch. 51/pp. 1158-1160
  4. 1813
    Lost territory Franklin lost to Warren.
    to Warren
    · Tenn. Acts 1813, 10th assy., ch. 70/p. 95
  5. 1819
    Boundary clarified Boundary between Franklin and Lincoln clarified (no change).
    with Lincolnno change
    · Tenn. Acts 1819, 13th assy., 1st sess., loc.-priv., ch. 90/p. 108
  6. 1825
    Gained territory Franklin gained from Marion.
    from Marion
    · Tenn. Acts 1825, 16th assy., reg. sess., priv., ch. 188/p. 214
  7. 1836
    Lost territory Franklin lost to creation of Coffee.
    to Coffee
    · Tenn. Acts 1835, 21st assy., 1st sess., loc., ch. 36, secs. 1, 14/pp. 155, 159
  8. 1838
    Lost territory Franklin lost to Coffee.
    to Coffee
    · Tenn. Acts 1837, 22d assy., ch. 67, secs. 2, 4/p. 92
  9. 1852
    Lost territory Franklin lost small area to Coffee.
    to Coffee
    · Tenn. Acts 1851, 29th assy., ch. 327/p. 603
  10. 1856
    Gained territory Franklin gained from Lincoln to accommodate local resident.
    from Lincoln
    · Tenn. Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 161/p. 244
  11. 1857
    Gained territory Franklin gained from Grundy to accommodate local residents.
    from Grundy
    · Tenn. Acts 1857, 32d assy., pub., ch. 11, secs. 1, 13-15/pp. 7, 11; Raulston and Livingood, 91-92; Robnett, 58
  12. 1860
    Gained territory Franklin gained from Lincoln to accommodate local resident.
    from Lincoln
    · Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 100, secs. 1-14/pp. 368-370
  13. 1871
    Lost territory Franklin lost small area to Coffee.
    to Coffee
    · Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 3d sess., ch. 18, secs. 1, 3-7/pp. 20-22
  14. 1872
    Lost territory Franklin lost to creation of Moore, and inadvertently gained a small area from Lincoln.
    to Mooreto Lincoln
    · Tenn. Acts 1871, 37th assy., 1st sess., ch. 96, secs. 1-2, 4, 10/pp. 90-93; Goodspeed [D], 808
  15. 1879
    Lost territory Franklin lost small area to Coffee.
    to Coffee
    · Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 178/p. 222
  16. 1879
    Lost territory Franklin lost small area to Grundy.
    to Grundy
    · Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 235/p. 276
  17. 1881
    Gained territory Franklin gained from Grundy to accommodate local resident.
    from Grundy
    · Tenn. Acts 1881, 42d assy., 1st sess., ch. 107/p. 137
  18. 1883
    Lost territory Franklin lost to Moore to accommodate local residents.
    to Moore
    · Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 62/p. 62
  19. 1887
    Exchanged territory Franklin exchanged with Moore to accommodate local residents.
    with Moore
    · Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 104/p. 194
  20. 1891
    Gained territory Franklin gained small areas from Grundy and Marion.
    from Grundyfrom Marion
    · Tenn. Acts 1891, 47th assy., ch. 143/p. 314
  21. 1891
    Lost territory Franklin lost to Grundy to accommodate local resident.
    to Grundy
    · Tenn. Acts 1891, 47th assy., ch. 228/p. 444
  22. 1899
    Lost territory Franklin lost small area to Coffee.
    to Coffee
    · Tenn. Acts 1899, 51st assy., ch. 245/p. 560
  23. 1901
    Lost territory Franklin lost to Moore to accommodate local resident.
    to Moore
    · Tenn. Acts 1901, 52d assy., ch. 379/p. 860
  24. 1903
    Lost territory Franklin lost to Moore to accommodate local resident.
    to Moore
    · Tenn. Acts 1903, 53d assy., ch. 374/p. 1109
  25. 1905
    Lost territory Franklin lost to Moore to accommodate local resident.
    to Moore
    · Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 191/p. 395; repeated in ch. 390/p. 806
  26. 1905
    Lost territory Franklin lost to Moore to accommodate local resident.
    to Moore
    · Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 206/p. 430; repeated in ch. 385/p. 801
  27. 1909
    Lost territory Franklin lost to Moore to accommodate local resident.
    to Moore
    · Tenn. Acts 1909, 56th assy., ch. 208/p. 725
  28. 1915
    Lost territory Franklin lost to Coffee to accommodate local residents.
    to Coffee
    · Tenn. Acts 1915, 59th assy., priv., ch. 146/p. 486
  29. 1915
    Lost territory Franklin lost to Moore to accommodate local resident.
    to Moore
    · Tenn. Acts 1915, 59th assy., priv., ch. 443/p. 1501
  30. 1917
    Lost territory Franklin lost to Moore to accommodate local resident.
    to Moore
    · Tenn. Acts 1917, 60th assy., priv., ch. 194/p. 659
  31. 1917
    Lost territory Franklin lost to Moore to accommodate local residents.
    to Moore
    · Tenn. Acts 1917, 60th assy., priv., ch. 244/p. 788
  32. 1921
    Lost territory Franklin lost small area to Coffee (later overturned).
    to Coffee
    · Tenn. Acts 1921, 62d assy., priv., ch. 762/p. 2363
  33. c. 1923
    Gained territory Franklin gained small area from Coffee (later overturned).
    from Coffee
    · Rauchle, 38
  34. 1927
    Gained territory Franklin gained from Grundy to accommodate local residents.
    from Grundy
    · Tenn. Acts 1927, 65th assy., priv., ch. 324/p. 948
  35. 1941
    Lost territory Franklin lost to Moore to accommodate local resident.
    to Moore
    · Tenn. Acts 1941, 72d assy., priv., ch. 309/p. 1059
  36. 1945
    Lost territory Franklin lost to Moore to accommodate local residents.
    to Moore
    · Tenn. Acts 1945, 74th assy., priv., ch. 285/p. 928
  37. 1945
    Lost territory Franklin lost to Moore to accommodate local resident.
    to Moore
    · Tenn. Acts 1945, 74th assy., priv., ch. 428/p. 1341
  38. 1947
    Lost territory Franklin lost to Moore to accommodate local residents.
    to Moore
    · Tenn. Acts 1947, 75th assy., priv., ch. 272/p. 1134
  39. 1949
    Lost territory Franklin lost to Moore to accommodate local resident.
    to Moore
    · Tenn. Acts 1949, 76th assy., priv., ch. 610/p. 1804
  40. 1955
    Exchanged territory Franklin exchanged small areas with Coffee.
    with Coffeewith Franklin-Coffee
    · Tenn. Acts 1955, 79th assy., priv., ch. 343, sec. 1/p. 1155
  41. 1965
    Lost territory Franklin lost to Moore to accommodate local resident.
    to Mooreto Franklin-Moore
    · Tenn. Acts 1965, 84th assy., priv., ch. 86/p. 294
  42. 1993
    Exchanged territory Franklin exchanged small areas with Coffee.
    with Coffee
    · Tenn. Acts 1993, 98th assy., 1st reg. sess., pub., ch. 161/p. 240
  43. 1998
    Exchanged territory Franklin exchanged small areas with Coffee.
    with Coffee
    · Tenn. Acts 1998, 100th assy., 2d reg. sess., pub., ch. 652/p. 143

Land and parcels

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People and land

Franklin by the Census

Population
42,774 2020 Census count
Housing units
19,395 2020 Census count
Land area
555 square miles
Water area
21 square miles
People per sq mi
77 population ÷ land area

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

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Records

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Questions

Common questions about Franklin County

When was Franklin County founded?
Franklin County was founded in 1807, and named after Benjamin Franklin.
What is the county seat of Franklin County?
The county seat of Franklin County is Winchester.
Is there an online parcel map for Franklin County?
Yes. A public source publishes a parcel map of 25,831 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 1807. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 41 later changes, most of them small boundary adjustments, chiefly involving Moore County, Coffee County and Grundy County.
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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