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Franklin County.

Franklin County has 571.8 square miles of land in Kansas. The mapped landscape region in Franklin County is Osage Cuestas.

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Franklin County Courthouse, located along Main Street in Ottawa, Kansas, United States. Built in 1892, the Romanesque courthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
A VIEW OF THE AREA

Franklin County Courthouse, located along Main Street in Ottawa, Kansas, United States. Built in 1892, the Romanesque courthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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THE SETTINGOsage Cuestas
COMMUNITIES IN THE ATLAS25 listed localities
YOUR STARTING POINTOpen Franklin County on the map

THE FRANKLIN COUNTY LAND BRIEF

Land in the
Osage Cuestas setting.

Franklin County has 571.8 square miles of land in Kansas. The mapped landscape region in Franklin County is Osage Cuestas.

Irregular plains form a transition between northern agricultural country and more wooded uplands to the south and east. Grassland and forest historically mixed, with wider woodland belts beside streams.

Regional context: Central Irregular Plains ↗ · Regional mapping across the county footprint

Finding your parcel within Franklin County

The atlas lists 25 cities, towns, townships, and Census communities associated with Franklin County, including Williamsburg, Cutler, Ottawa. The list includes overlapping geography types and does not divide the county into exclusive service areas.

Franklin County

Franklin County by land and water

The Census records 5.36 square miles of water within Franklin County, or 0.9% of its total area. That share is close to Franklin County’s 0.9%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.

For scale, Franklin County has 19.4 times the land area of nearby Lincoln township (29.4 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

The Census boundary meets Anderson County, Coffey County, Douglas County, Johnson County, Linn County, Miami County, Osage County within Kansas. A tract near one of these lines should be matched to the county identifier on its own records.

FROM LOCAL CONTEXT TO YOUR PARCEL

Three questions for
Franklin County land.

These starting questions follow this location’s jurisdiction, regional setting, and nearby geography. The answers come from the property itself.

01

Locate the parcel within Franklin County

Use a tax bill, deed, or assessor’s parcel number to pin down the land in Franklin County. The county includes 25 listed community geographies; a nearby community name does not prove the parcel is inside its limits.

02

Read the Osage Cuestas setting

Osage Cuestas belongs to Central Irregular Plains. How are open ground, streamside woodland and rolling terrain distributed within the surveyed tract?

03

Check the route, beyond Lincoln

Lincoln is 2.1 miles west of the Franklin County reference point. That geographic proximity does not establish a drivable route or legal access. Which road reaches your land, and is the right to use it recorded?

OPEN THE RIGHT MAP. FIND THE RIGHT RECORD.

Franklin County resources,
ready to explore.

The topographic link opens at this location’s reference point. Government links identify the actual named jurisdiction in the Census directory.

MAP CENTERED ON FRANKLIN COUNTY

USGS National Map

Begin at 38.5580° N, 95.2790° W. Locate your parcel and inspect the available terrain and geographic layers.

Explore Franklin County ↗CENSUS-LISTED GOVERNMENT WEBSITE

County Of Franklin

Use this county government’s site to identify the relevant office and its current instructions. Confirm that it administers the record or land-use question for your parcel.

Open County Of Franklin ↗THIS GEOGRAPHY’S CENSUS PROFILE

Franklin County data

View Census information selected by this county’s geographic identifier. Available statistics depend on the geography and survey.

View the geography profile ↗THE REGIONAL MAP SOURCE

Osage Cuestas

Explore the agency mapping behind the Central Irregular Plains context in this guide. Use the detailed map to identify the unit at your actual property.

View regional mapping ↗
Additional Kansas landowner resources

Kansas Master Well Inventory

Kansas Geological Survey portal combining several state groundwater-well datasets.

Kansas Floodplain Viewer

State viewer for current effective floodplain mapping and related information.

FEMA flood mapsUSDA Web Soil SurveyWetlands mapper

PLACES, DISTANCES & CONNECTIONS

The communities of Franklin County.

Lincoln lies about 2.1 miles west of Franklin County by reference-point distance. The diagram locates nearby community reference points within the county geography.

WITHIN THE COUNTY GEOGRAPHY

Franklin County in context

NSEWLincoln · 2.1 miles1Ottawa · 2.9 miles2Harrison · 3.3 miles3Princeton · 4.8 miles4Ohio · 5.7 miles5Ottawa · 6.1 miles6OUTER RING: 6.1 MILES
  1. 1
    Lincoln2.1 mi · legal township
  2. 2
    Ottawa2.9 mi · city
  3. 3
    Harrison3.3 mi · legal township
  4. 4
    Princeton4.8 mi · city
  5. 5
    Ohio5.7 mi · legal township
  6. 6
    Ottawa6.1 mi · legal township
Positions are calculated from Census reference points. Crowded labels use a leader line to their exact dot. Straight-line distances within Kansas; no roads, travel times, or service boundaries are implied.
Appanooselegal township
Centropoliscensus-designated place
Centropolislegal township
Cutlerlegal township
Franklinlegal township
Greenwoodlegal township
Harrisonlegal township
Hayeslegal township
Homewoodlegal township
Lanecity
Lincolnlegal township
Ohiolegal township
Ottawacity
Ottawalegal township
Peorialegal township
Pomonacity
Pomonalegal township
Pottawatomielegal township
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QUESTIONS GROUNDED IN THIS PLACE

Your Franklin County
land questions.

Have a tax bill, an inherited deed, or simply a map pin? Start with what you have.

What should I send for land in Franklin County?+

Send the parcel number or legal description, approximate acreage, and a map pin showing the property in Franklin County. Franklin County’s 571.8 square miles of land include many different property situations; the exact parcel is what we review.

Does Osage Cuestas describe all of Franklin County?+

The county’s mapped footprint falls within the mapped Osage Cuestas regional unit. County-scale information cannot establish the soil, slope, drainage, or development potential of one tract.

Can I use Lincoln as a reference for my land?+

It can help explain the location: its Census point is about 2.1 miles west of Franklin County’s. That distance is not a driving route, utility connection, or comparable-sale adjustment. Share the actual access road and parcel records so we can review your property on its own facts.

Can I request an offer without being near Franklin County?+

Yes. Begin online with the property location and ownership details. Tell Larry G and the team what you know about the land, access, and any co-owners. We review the parcel before deciding whether to propose a purchase; if a sale moves forward, the closing company can explain remote signing arrangements.

Sources for this guide. 2025 U.S. Census geography supplies local names, area measurements, reference points, and map boundaries. Regional context uses EPA Level IV ecoregions mapping. Government links come from the Census 2026 Government Units Listing and are not individually certified by USA Land Offers. Read the mapping methods, coverage, and source details →

This guide describes a service area, not a local office. Maps and regional facts do not establish an individual parcel’s boundaries, permitted use, risk, or value.

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Your land in Franklin County.
Your next chapter.

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