New Franklin, Mo. -- Established 1828

 

  

Where is New Franklin?

  • 109 miles east of Kansas City
  • 150 miles west of St. Louis
  • 90 miles north of the Lake of the Ozarks
  • 7 miles north of I-70 on State Highway 5

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New Franklin is a 4th class city, population 1145, located in the heart of Missouri on State Route 5, seven miles north of US Interstate 70. New Franklin was chartered as a city in 1835 soon after the town of Franklin was washed away by a series of floods.