Place to Retire - Very Nice - Franklin Kentucky

Looking for a very nice place to retire? In the state of Kentucky, at the Southern border, is the small town of Franklin. Franklin is also Simpson County's, County Seat. It is located just off of Interstate Highway 65, about 45 miles north of Nashville, Tennessee. Franklin is also on the National List of the Top 50 Best Small Southern Towns, and I know why.

You see, my family and I lived in Franklin, Kentucky for about six and a half years and found it to be one of the very nicest places I have ever lived. In fact, one of my daughters and her family still live there, and she has told me many times over, that she wouldn't live anywhere else. The people in Franklin are extremely friendly and they go out of their way to help one another. For a small town, Franklin has almost every conveniences of a big city, without all the crime, violence and congestion.

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This town is built around a beautiful old-style town square with the county courthouse in the center and a wide verity of unique specialty shops all around. The specialty shops are a great place to browse, to find those special items, which you didn't know you needed.

Franklin is basically a small farming town with a population of approximately 8,400 (as of 2010 census) and about 17,300 for the entire Simpson County. Their primary crops are corn, soy and Burley Tobacco.

Franklin has its own hospital with well equipped emergency rooms. If you are in need of more specialized care, Bowling Green is just 30 minutes to the North and Nashville just 60 minutes to the South, with every specialist and service imaginable.

The weather here has the best of all seasons; The Summers reach into the low to mid 90s in July and August; and then in October and November comes Fall with all the vivid yellow, red and brown colors everywhere. The Winters here are great, reaching down to the low 30s and high 20s throughout January and February with usually no more than a foot of snow for the entire season. Then along comes Spring, with the April showers and all the May flowers which are especially beautiful with their bright colors all over the country side. At this same time the birds break out in song to brighten your day and lift your spirits. This is when you want to find a quiet place to enjoy watching and listening as nature comes alive all around you.

Franklin has a wide verity of attractions in and around the area. One is the Goodnight Memorial Library. It was built in 1937 and today it houses thousands of books as well as audiobooks, videos, music, internet access and ebooks that can be downloaded. Behind the library is the Goodnight Auditorium where schools in the area and other organizations put on plays and performances. There is something going on at the Goodnight Auditorium almost ever week of the year.

On the third weekend in September, there is the Festival on the Square. For more than 40 years, this historic square block around the courthouse, with its beautiful park setting, comes alive with Antique Cars, Food, Concerts, hand-made Arts and Crafts, Food, Quilts, Baby Cloths and Toys, Food, Paintings, Photography, Food, Woodworking and much, much more. If you are into or just enjoy, Antique Cars, this is a once a year event that you won't want to miss. You will have such a wonderful time with your significant other, your family and/or your friends. Just don't forget to bring your camera.

There are just so many things going on in Franklin; Horse Racing and Mustang Mania both at Kentucky Downs, two great Golf Courses, three Historical Museums, Music Festivals, Concerts, Parades and even an out of the 50s Drive-in-Theatre, open during the summer. There are three town parks, one of which is used for the annual Easter-Egg hunt, Little League Baseball games and even Rodeo Days with a real live Rodeo, Destruction Darby Auto Races and a Country Fair with all the amusement rides and food. And if you enjoy eating out, there is a very nice selection of international restaurants around town. Why, they even have a Super Walmart and a Home Depot at the south end of town. Could anyone ask for more?

Yes, the town of Franklin is a wonderful place to live and even a better place to retire. My wife and I will be retiring in another couple of years and we plan on moving back to Franklin. Hope to see you there.

I hope this information was enjoyable and helpful.

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Place to Retire - Very Nice - Franklin Kentucky

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