According to Census Bureau Facts for Features there are 37 Franklins in the USA big enough to be incorporated. Somewhere else (that I can’t seem to locate) stated that there’s at least one Franklin in every state. Regardless of the actual facts, how close is you nearest Franklin?
I’m less than 25 miles from Franklin, Tennessee.
Beat that.
I’m about 20-30 minutes from Franklin, WI. My parents live there.
I just google mapped the distance; 18 miles. Beat that. 
8.5 miles (mapquest, not as the bald eagle flies) to Franklin Court, which was Ben’s home in Philly.
328.1 miles from Tampa, Fl to Franklin, Fl.
22 miles from Franklin, NJ.
I live in Franklin County. Does that count?
Got to count for something. Is there a town or city or wide place in the road named Franklin near you?
74 driving miles to Franklin, CT. it’s a lot shorter as the crow flies.
149 from my house to Franklin, GA. However, I grew up eighteen miles south of Franklin, GA.
105 Miles from Franklin, Tx (which I never before this knew existed).
23 Miles from Franklin VA (closest); 267 to Franklin NC (closest of 2 within NC where I live); 750 miles to Franklin IN, which is near Indianapolis where I moved east from.
Approximately 32 miles northeast of Franklin, MA.
I couldn’t find a Franklin in Baltimore, so I chose The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, since I know where it is. It’s 93.4 miles.
BTW, twicks, I’m sending my baby to Philly in a few weeks for college. Will you keep an eye on her? Bail her out of jail, keep her free of tattoos, stuff like that? Thanks.
I live in a part of MD that’s known as a “Tri-State area” because of its proximity to both WV and PA. So I google mapped all three. I’m 135 miles from Franklin, MD; 88 miles from Franklin, WV; and 202 miles from Franklin, PA.
There’s an area of West Baltimore called Franklin (21223). It’s about 10-11 miles from where Bibliocat and I live.
No, we do not live together. Although, she came over for not-coffee yesterday.
My atlas shows a Franklin OH between Dayton and Cincinnati, maybe halfway if not a little closer to Dayton. That help any?
Damn, read that as “get her free tattoos,” which seemed like an odd request from a mom, but whatever.
So – you are gonna let me know when you’re up visiting so we can go out for coffee, right?
I am, apparently, 234 miles away from Franklin, PA.
Still not sure how I feel about that.
I live 8 miles from Franklin, MA. Beat that!