Welcome to Frontier ...

Frontier is located in Hillsdale County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Frontier, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

Frontier is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Frontier lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Frontier lies within the (517) area code.

The ZIP code for Frontier: 49239<4>

Communities Also Named Frontier ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Frontier - they are located in Florida, Kansas, Minnesota, New York, North Dakota, Saskatchewan, Washington and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Frontier ...

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

• Hillsdale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
  • Hillsdale is located in Hillsdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,099 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsdale <5>
• Montpelier
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montpelier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
  • Montpelier is located in Williams County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,907 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montpelier <5>
• Jonesville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
  • Jonesville is located in Hillsdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,206 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <5>
• Fremont
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fremont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
  • Fremont is located in Steuben County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <5>
• Hudson
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Hudson is located in Lenawee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,195 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <5>
• West Unity
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Unity
  • West Unity is located in Williams County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,670 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Unity <5>
• Quincy
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
  • Quincy is located in Branch County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quincy <5>
• Pioneer
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
  • Pioneer is located in Williams County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,396 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pioneer <5>
• Litchfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Litchfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
  • Litchfield is located in Hillsdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,328 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Litchfield <5>
• Fayette
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
  • Fayette is located in Fulton County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,232 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <5>

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 Frontier. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Frontier.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Frontier. 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 Frontier.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Frontier ...

Looking for more information about Frontier? 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 Frontier, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Frontier.

Adding Frontier to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Frontier 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 Frontier was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Frontier post office opened in 1857.

We also found Frontier in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Frontier.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hillsdale County: www.co.hillsdale.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/