Welcome to Frances ...

Frances is located in Pacific County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Frances, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Frances is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Frances lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Frances: (360)

Communities Also Named Frances ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Frances - they are located in California, Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio.

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

Communities near Frances ...

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

• Raymond
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
  • Raymond is located in Pacific County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymond <4>
• South Bend
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bend
  • South Bend is located in Pacific County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,731 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Bend <4>
• Pe Ell
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pe Ell
  • Pe Ell is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 683 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pe Ell <4>
• Menlo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo
  • Menlo is located in Pacific County
• Doty
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doty
  • Doty is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doty <4>
• Grays River
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays River
  • Grays River is located in Wahkiakum County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grays River <4>
• Rosburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosburg
  • Rosburg is located in Wahkiakum County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosburg <4>
• Curtis
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
  • Curtis is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Curtis <4>
• Skamokawa
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skamokawa
  • Skamokawa is located in Wahkiakum County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skamokawa <4>
• Brookfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
  • Brookfield is located in Wahkiakum County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Frances ...

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

Adding Frances to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Frances 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 Frances was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Frances post office opened in 1894.

We also found Frances on a map titled Auto Trails Map of Washington (1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Frances.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Pacific County: www.co.pacific.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/