Welcome to Frankville ...

Frankville is located in Winneshiek County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Frankville, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Frankville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Frankville is 1,220 feet [372 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Frankville: (563)

Communities Also Named Frankville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Frankville - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Kansas, Maryland, Missouri, Nova Scotia and Ontario.

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

Communities near Frankville ...

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

• Decorah
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decorah
  • Decorah is located in Winneshiek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,484 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decorah <4>
• Waukon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukon
  • Waukon is located in Allamakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,600 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waukon <4>
• West Union
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Union have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
  • West Union is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Union <4>
• Postville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postville
  • Postville is located in Allamakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,033 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Postville <4>
• Monona
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monona
  • Monona is located in Clayton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,462 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monona <4>
• Calmar
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calmar have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calmar
  • Calmar is located in Winneshiek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calmar <4>
• Ossian
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ossian have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossian
  • Ossian is located in Winneshiek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ossian <4>
• Elgin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
  • Elgin is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <4>
• Clermont
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clermont have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
  • Clermont is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clermont <4>
• Spillville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillville
  • Spillville is located in Winneshiek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spillville <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 Frankville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Frankville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Frankville ...

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

Adding Frankville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Frankville 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 Frankville was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Frankville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Frankville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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 State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/