Welcome to Francis ...

Francis is located in the Arkansas Ozarks.

Francis is located in Boone County<1>.

The location of Francis has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Francis, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Francis is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Francis lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Francis is located in the (870) area code.

Communities Also Named Francis ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Francis - they are located in Alabama (2), California, Florida (2), Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, Texas, Utah, West Virginia (2) and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Francis.

Communities near Francis ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Francis.

• Harrison
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
  • Harrison is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <4>
• Green Forest
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Forest
  • Green Forest is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Forest <4>
• Diamond City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
  • Diamond City is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 801 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamond City <4>
• Bergman
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bergman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergman
  • Bergman is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bergman <4>
• Bellefonte
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellefonte have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
  • Bellefonte is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
• Jasper
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jasper have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
  • Jasper is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <4>
• Alpena
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpena
  • Alpena is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpena <4>
• Oak Grove
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Oak Grove is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Grove <4>
• Western Grove
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Grove
  • Western Grove is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
• Lead Hill
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lead Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lead Hill
  • Lead Hill is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lead Hill <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Francis. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Francis.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Francis. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Francis.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Francis. See our Newspapers Page for Francis.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Francis ...

Looking for more information about Francis? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Francis, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Francis.

Adding Francis to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Francis in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Francis was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Francis post office opened in 1884.

We also found Francis in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Francis.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Francis. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/