Welcome to Frances ...

Frances is located in Crittenden 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 1886.

Frances is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Frances: (270)

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, Ohio and Washington.

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.

• Princeton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
  • Princeton is located in Caldwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,063 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <4>
• Marion
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Crittenden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,850 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
• Eddyville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
  • Eddyville is located in Lyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,550 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eddyville <4>
• Calvert City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert City
  • Calvert City is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,509 people
  • Calvert City has also been known as:
  • Calvert
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calvert City <4>
• Rosiclare
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosiclare have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosiclare
  • Rosiclare is located in Hardin County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,008 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosiclare <4>
• Salem
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <4>
• Kuttawa
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuttawa
  • Kuttawa is located in Lyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kuttawa <4>
• Fredonia
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
  • Fredonia is located in Caldwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredonia <4>
• Grand Rivers
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Rivers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rivers
  • Grand Rivers is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Rivers <4>
• Smithland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithland
  • Smithland is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithland <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 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 1886.

We also found Frances in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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.

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