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Welcome to Frisby ...

Frisby is located in Wayne County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Frisby, you might consider that their post office opened in 1921.

Frisby is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Frisby lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Frisby (for example, toward Burkesville), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Frisby: 606

Communities Also Named Frisby ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Frisby - it's located in South Dakota.

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

Communities near Frisby ...

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

  • Monticello
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Russell Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Albany
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jamestown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Burnside
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Rankin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Rankin is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
  • Shearer Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Shearer Valley is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shearer Valley
  • Sumpter
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Sumpter is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
  • Alpha
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Alpha is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
  • Lula ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lula is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Frisby ...

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

Adding Frisby to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Frisby 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 (so far) for Frisby was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Frisby post office opened in 1921. The Frisby post office closed in 1950.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Frisby.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Wayne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Frisby - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/