Senator Eric Stewart
D-Belvidere
District 14
Franklin, Bledsoe, Coffee, Grundy, Sequatchie, Van Buren, and Warren Counties Map
Franklin County: is situated in South Central Tennessee on the Alabama Tennessee border. For most of its residents, Huntsville, Alabama lies 22 miles to the southwest of our county border, Chattanooga some 65 miles to the east, Nashville is about 80 miles to the north west, Atlanta, Georgia is 160 miles, Birmingham, Alabama is 110 miles, Memphis, TN is 230 miles and Lexington, Kentucky is 290 miles.
Cities in Franklin County are Winchester (County Seat), Decherd, Estill Springs, Cowan, Huntland, Tullahoma, Monteagle, and the Domain of the University of the South Sewanee.
| TEMPERATURE | Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sept |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Aver |
| Average High (ºF) | 48.2 |
53.5 |
62.8 |
72.5 |
79.3 |
86.6 |
89.0 |
88.8 |
82.8 |
73.0 |
62.4 |
52.6 |
71.0 |
| Average Low (ºF) | 29.2 |
32.6 |
40.9 |
49.0 |
57.3 |
64.9 |
68.9 |
67.9 |
61.6 |
49.3 |
40.5 |
33.1 |
49.6 |
| TEMPERATURE | Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sept |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Aver |
| Average High (ºF) | 48.2 |
53.5 |
62.8 |
72.5 |
79.3 |
86.6 |
89.0 |
88.8 |
82.8 |
73.0 |
62.4 |
52.6 |
71.0 |
| Average Low (ºF) | 29.2 |
32.6 |
40.9 |
49.0 |
57.3 |
64.9 |
68.9 |
67.9 |
61.6 |
49.3 |
40.5 |
33.1 |
49.6 |
Franklin County's: Population 42,952
Franklin County: Has (2) Airports, (15) Fire departments , (10) Elementary schools, (3) Middle/Jr. High schools, (2) Senior High Schools, (3) Private Parochial Schools, (2)Vo-techs, (1) College, (3) Libraries,
(1)University, (1) University of Tennessee Space Institute , (5) Golf courses, (1) State Park, (2) Swimming Pools (public), (1) Country Club, (2) Theaters,(1) New State of the Art Drive-In Theater, (5) Hotel/Motels, (30) Restaurants, (23) Boat Launching Ramps, ( 2) Golf Driving Ranges, (1) Beach, (2) Hospitals, (4) Clinics (7) Banks, (42) Doctors, (11) Dentist, (3) Nursing Homes, (63) Manufacturing Plants, (2) Lakes.
The Franklin County Sheriff's Department and Correctional Facility is a state of the art facility utilizing computerized state of the art technology .The jail can house 140 inmates from Federal, State and local agencies. The facility also has the capabilities to be add another 66 inmates utilizing a pre-built pod system that comes pre-wired and can be set into place minimizing construction time. Also in the near future a new Criminal Justice Center is open next to the Franklin County Sheriff's Department.
