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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Frankville (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Frankville. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Frankville is located in Washington County.

To see how the shape of Alabama's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washington County: Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Mobile, Greene (MS) & Wayne (MS).

Below are the counties that are near Frankville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Frankville:

  • Washington County     (The home county of Frankville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Frankville, with the one closest to Frankville listed first.
    • Bigbee
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Stephen's
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Millry
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millry
      • Millry is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millry <1>
    • Hobson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Barlow
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barlow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
      • Barlow is located in Washington County
    • Healing Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Bassetts Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bassetts Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassetts Creek
      • Bassetts Creek is located in Washington County
    • Leroy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Chatom
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Mehaffey ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Wagarville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Carson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
      • Carson is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Carson
      • From Frankville to Carson
    • Copeland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Copeland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
      • Copeland is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Copeland
      • From Frankville to Copeland
  • Choctaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Frankville, with the one closest to Frankville listed first.
    • Bladon Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cullomburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Silas
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Silas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silas
      • Silas is located in Choctaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silas <1>
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Silas
      • From Frankville to Silas
    • Womack Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Bolinger
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolinger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolinger
      • Bolinger is located in Choctaw County
    • Souwilpa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Souwilpa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souwilpa
      • Souwilpa is located in Choctaw County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Souwilpa
      • From Frankville to Souwilpa
    • Aquilla
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aquilla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
      • Aquilla is located in Choctaw County
    • Gilbertown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Isney
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Isney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isney
      • Isney is located in Choctaw County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Isney
      • From Frankville to Isney
    • Toxey
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toxey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxey
      • Toxey is located in Choctaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
    • Emory
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Emory. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
      • Emory is located in Choctaw County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Emory
      • From Frankville to Emory
    • Okatuppa
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Okatuppa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okatuppa
      • Okatuppa is located in Choctaw County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Okatuppa
      • From Frankville to Okatuppa
    • Melvin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
      • Melvin is located in Choctaw County
  • Clarke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Frankville, with the one closest to Frankville listed first.
    • Salitpa
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Fakit Chipunta ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fakit Chipunta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fakit Chipunta
      • Fakit Chipunta is located in Clarke County
    • Coffeeville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coffeeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville
      • Coffeeville is located in Clarke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coffeeville <1>
    • Winn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Winn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
      • Winn is located in Clarke County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Winn
      • From Frankville to Winn
    • Stave Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Toddtown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Zimco
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jackson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Campbell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Grove Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
      • Grove Hill is located in Clarke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,709 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove Hill <1>
    • Walker Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Rockville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Fulton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
      • Fulton is located in Clarke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
  • Marengo County
  • Greene County (MS)
    • State Line
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for State Line. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
      • State Line is located in Greene County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to State Line
      • From Frankville to State Line
  • Wayne County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Frankville, with the one closest to Frankville listed first.
    • Robinsons Junction
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Matherville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Waynesboro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
      • Waynesboro is located in Wayne County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,866 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <1>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Frankville, see our County-by-County Page for Frankville.

Cemeteries Near Frankville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Frankville.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Frankville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Frankville, with the one closest to Frankville listed first.

  • Grenade Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grenade Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grenade Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Bethel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Frankville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frankville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frankville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Three Forks Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Three Forks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Three Forks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Blount Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blount Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blount Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wesley Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesley Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wesley Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Midway Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Midway Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Midway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McDowell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDowell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDowell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Williams Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (253 more) ...
    • Faith Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Faith Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Faith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Overstreet Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Overstreet Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Overstreet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Frankville had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Frankville, with the one closest to Frankville listed first.

  • Bigbee
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Koenton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Koenton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koenton
    • Koenton is located in Washington County
  • Salitpa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Rescueville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rescueville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescueville
    • Rescueville is located in Choctaw County
  • Saint Stephen's
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Coffeeville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coffeeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville
    • Coffeeville is located in Clarke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coffeeville <1>
  • Millry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millry
    • Millry is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millry <1>
  • Healing Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • West Bend
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
    • West Bend is located in Clarke County
  • Winn
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Winn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
    • Winn is located in Clarke County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Winn
    • From Frankville to Winn
  • Silas
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Silas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silas
    • Silas is located in Choctaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silas <1>
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Silas
    • From Frankville to Silas
  • Womack Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • McEntyre
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McEntyre have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEntyre
      • McEntyre is located in Clarke County
    • Wagar
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wagar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagar
      • Wagar is located in Washington County
    • Souwilpa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Souwilpa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souwilpa
      • Souwilpa is located in Choctaw County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Souwilpa
      • From Frankville to Souwilpa

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Frankville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Frankville.

Newspapers Published in Frankville ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Frankville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Frankville, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Frankville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Frankville:

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

The official website for Washington County: www.washingtoncountyalgov.com

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Frankville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Frankville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Frankville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6465, Longitude: -88.1472    









 

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