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Welcome to Frankclay ...

Frankclay is located in Saint Francois County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Frankclay, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.

Frankclay is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Frankclay: 573 & 235<3>

Communities near Frankclay ...

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

  • Farmington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Park Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bonne Terre
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • De Soto
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Desloge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Desloge is located in Saint Francois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desloge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,900 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Desloge <4>
  • Flat River
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Flat River is located in Saint Francois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat River
  • Potosi
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Potosi is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,548 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Potosi <4>
  • Bismarck
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Bismarck is located in Saint Francois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,469 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bismarck <4>
  • Elvins
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Elvins is located in Saint Francois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvins
  • Ironton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Frankclay ...

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

Adding Frankclay to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Frankclay 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 Frankclay was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Frankclay post office opened in 1905. The Frankclay post office closed in 1973.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Frankclay.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Saint Francois, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Frankclay - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Frankclay area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Frankclay area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/