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Welcome to Little Franks ...

Little Franks is located in Graham County<1>.


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


Little Franks is 3,980 feet [1,213 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Little Franks is ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Little Franks lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Little Franks (for example, toward Lordsburg (NM)), you will leave Mountain Standard Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT). In addition, you will be moving from an area that does not observe daylight saving time to one that does.

Little Franks lies within the (928) area code.

Websites for Little Franks ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.graham-chamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Little Franks, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Little Franks ...

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

  • Whitlock Cienega ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitlock Cienega have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock Cienega
    • Whitlock Cienega is located in Graham County
  • San Simon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Bowie
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Franklin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in Greenlee County
  • Steins ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steins
    • Steins is located in Hidalgo County (NM)
    • Former name for Steins:
    • Stein's Pass
  • Duncan
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Virden
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virden
    • Virden is located in Hidalgo County (NM)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
  • Camp Bowie ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Bowie
    • Camp Bowie is located in Cochise County
  • Fort Bowie ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bowie
    • Fort Bowie is located in Cochise County
  • Sheldon
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
    • Sheldon is located in Greenlee 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 Little Franks. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Little Franks.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Little Franks ...

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

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

The official website for Graham County: www.graham.az.gov/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Graham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Little Franks - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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