Franklin County, Tennessee
is an area filled with beauty, history, and great potential.
A Three Star Community, Franklin County has so much to offer...
outstanding education opportunities, a state park, leadership
programs... but Franklin County's greatest asset is its people.
The ability to supply ample labor for industry is enhanced by
an excellent rural road system and a moderate climate. Within
its boundaries you will find a work force that is characterized
by an eagerness to learn, a willingness to work, and a high level
of productivity. Several large industries have made Franklin
County their home and we hope you will too.
Franklin County is situated
in south central Tennessee on the Alabama-Tennessee border. It
is surrounded by Lincoln, Moore, Coffee, Grundy, and Marion Counties
in Tennessee and by Jackson County in Alabama. Nashville lies
80 miles northwest, Chattanooga, some 65 miles east, and Huntsville,
Alabama is 45 miles southwest.
The county is served by CSX Railroad and is crossed by U.S. Highway
64, U.S. Highway 41A, State Highway 127, State Highway 56, State
Highway 130, and State Highway 50. Interstate 24, connecting
Nashville and Chattanooga, Tennessee, passes by the county at
Monteagle, Tennessee and is accessed by a four-lane connector
road that will eventually run to Fayetteville, Tennessee. Interstate
65, connecting Nashville, Tennessee to Birmingham, Alabama, lies
some 50 miles to the west.
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