Johnson County, Indiana

Franklin Township was one of nine townships in Johnson County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 20,685 and it contained 8,503 housing units. Lydia J. Wales was elected as Franklin Township Trustee and began serving her first term on January 1, 2015 and was reelected to a second term beginning on January 1, 2019. As of January 1, 2022, Franklin, Union, and Needham townships were merged into a single entity known as Franklin-Union-Needham Township ("FUN").

Hopewell Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church located in Franklin Township, Johnson County, Indiana, United States. It was built in 1902, and is a two-story, Gothic Revival style Akron Plan design church. It is topped by an octagonal dome and features pointed arches, crenelation, and steeply pitched roof. A one-story hip roofed addition was built in 1927, and another one-story addition in 1958.: 5 It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.

Hopewell is an unincorporated community in Franklin Township, Johnson County, Indiana, United States.

Van Nuys Farm, also known as the Van Nuys Homestead, is a historic home and farm located in Franklin Township, Johnson County, Indiana, United States. The house was built in 1866, and is a two-story, Greek Revival style brick dwelling with a hipped roof. It features a pedimented entrance with transom and a full-width one-story front verandah added about 1900. Also on the property are the contributing corn crib and workshop (c. 1840), traverse frame barn, buggy shed (c. 1840), main barn (c. 1840), chicken house (c. 1885), garage (c. 1900), and four double hog houses (c. 1920).It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

Franklin Community High School is a community high school based in Franklin, Indiana. It is a part of Franklin Community Schools. It serves almost all of Franklin and a small section of Bargersville.

Mount Pleasant is an unincorporated community in Franklin Township, Johnson County, Indiana.

WFDM-FM (95.9 MHz, "Freedom 95") is a commercial radio station licensed to Franklin, Indiana, and serving the greater Indianapolis metropolitan area. The station is owned by Pilgrim Communications LLC and airs a conservative talk radio format. It is simulcast with co-owned AM 950 WXLW. The studios and offices are on Industrial Drive in Franklin, Indiana. The transmitter is co-located with the studios, near U.S. Route 31. WFDM-FM is a Class A FM station with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 3,400 watts. By contrast, some Indianapolis stations are powered at 50,000 watts.

Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic African Methodist Episcopal church and parsonage located at Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana. The church was built in 1911, and is a one-story, front-gable frame building with a medium-pitched gable on hip roof. It features a simple two-story square tower topped by a square cupola and a large projecting semi-hexagonal apse. The associated parsonage was built about 1925.: 5 It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.

Greenlawn Cemetery is a historic cemetery and national historic district located at Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana. It is a landscape-lawn style cemetery established in 1845, and contains roughly 15,000 burials. Located in the cemetery is a small Gothic Revival style chapel (1878, now cemetery office) and the Romanesque Revival Main Mausoleum (1911). Notable burials at Greenlawn include US Congressman William W. Wick (1796–1868), Governor Roger D. Branigin (1902–1975), Mayor Lemuel Ertus Slack (1874–1952), and Hall of Fame basketball player Fuzzy Vandivier (1903–1983).It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.

August Zeppenfeld House, also known as the Zeppenfeld-Cain House, is a historic home located in Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana. It was built in 1872, and is a two-story, rectangular, three bay, Italianate style brick dwelling with a one-story frame wing. One-story frame additions were made to the house about 1910, 1935, and the 1960s. It features a low hipped roof and arches openings.: 2 It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

Herriott House, also known as the Brown-Ritchey House, is a historic home located in Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana. The house was built between 1860 and 1865, and is a two-story, rectangular, Italianate style brick dwelling with a hipped roof. It features an elaborate wooden front porch added between 1876 and 1884 (rebuilt 1981) and overhanging eaves with decorative brackets.: 2 It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

Franklin is a city in Johnson County, Indiana, United States. The population was 23,712 at the 2010 census. Located about 20 miles (32 km) south of Indianapolis, the city is the county seat of Johnson County. The site of Franklin College, the city attracts numerous regional sports fans for the college teams, as well as audiences for its art events.