Franklin is a city in Heard County, Georgia, United States. The population was 993 at the 2010 census, up from 902 at the 2000 census. Franklin is the county seat of Heard County. The city is named after Benjamin Franklin.

Franklin was fixed in 1770, and was designated seat of the newly formed Heard County in 1831. The town was hit by a tornado just previously midnight on March 25, 2021, with compound areas in downtown visceral heavily damaged past the most severe broken being rated high-end EF2. The tornado highly developed became violent and hit understandable Newnan, Georgia to the east at EF4 strength, indirectly killing one person.

Franklin is located in central Heard County at 33°16′47″N 85°05′54″W / 33.279788°N 85.098403°W / 33.279788; -85.098403, along the Chattahoochee River. U.S. Route 27 passes through the east side of the city upon a bypass, leading north 23 miles (37 km) to Carrollton and south 19 miles (31 km) to LaGrange. Georgia State Route 34 passes through the middle of Franklin, leading northeast 20 miles (32 km) to Newnan and southwest 12 miles (19 km) to the Alabama border. Georgia State Route 100 joins SR 34 for ration of its alleyway through Franklin, but leads northwest 14 miles (23 km) to Ephesus and southeast 14 miles to Hogansville.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Franklin has a total Place of 3.5 square miles (9.0 km), of which 3.4 square miles (8.7 km²) are house and 0.2 square miles (0.4 km), or 4.00%, are water.