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Welcome to Frisco ...

Frisco is located in Pointe Coupee Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Frisco, you might consider that their post office opened in 1912.

Frisco is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Frisco: 225

Communities Also Named Frisco ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Louisiana communities named Frisco: This one is located in Pointe Coupee Parish and the other is located in West Baton Rouge Parish.

Beyond Louisiana, there are 22 communities that are also named Frisco - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas (2), Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico (2), North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma (2), Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Frisco ...

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

  • New Roads
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Francisville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Krotz Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Melville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Maringouin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Fordoche
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Rosedale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Grosse Tete
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Morganza
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Dupont
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Frisco ...

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

Adding Frisco to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Frisco 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 Frisco was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Frisco post office opened in 1912. The Frisco post office closed in 1960.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Frisco.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Pointe Coupee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Frisco - 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/