Franklin, IA

united states

Franklin is a tiny farming town of 148 people in southeastern Iowa's Lee County. Reach it via US Highway 61, which connects to Fort Madison 15 miles southeast and Burlington 25 miles northeast, or State Highway 2 running east-west. The town sits amid typical Iowa corn and soybean country with a continental climate. Its historic one-room schoolhouse from 1876 still stands as a testament to the community's educational roots.