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About Franklin Grove

Franklin Grove is a farming town of nearly 1,000 people in Lee County, sitting along State Route 38 between Dixon and Rochelle. Most visitors arrive via Route 38 from Interstate 39 near Rochelle, about 15 miles east through open prairie. The town's landmark grain elevator from 1925 still towers over the main street, serving local farmers just as it has for nearly a century.

Where is Franklin Grove on the map?

Franklin Grove is in United States, at 41.841, -89.300 - about 9 km south-west of Ashton, IL.

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The closest airport to Franklin Grove is Chicago Rockford International Airport, 59 km (about 59 min by car).

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