Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Frankville (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Frankville. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Frankville is located in Howell County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Howell County: Fulton (AR), Douglas, Oregon, Ozark, Shannon & Texas.
Below are the counties that are near Frankville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Frankville:
- Howell County (The home county of Frankville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Frankville, with the one closest to Frankville listed first.
- Chapin
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Chapin is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- West Plains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cottbus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cottbus is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottbus
- Brandsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brandsville is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- South Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Fork is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
- Peace Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Peace Valley is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Valley
- Lanton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lanton is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanton
- Pottersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pottersville is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
- Pomona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pomona is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Cornertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cornertown is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornertown
- Lebo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lebo is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebo
- Moody
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Moody is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- Siloam Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Siloam Springs is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Springs
- Douglas County
- Richville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Richville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Oregon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Frankville, with the one closest to Frankville listed first.
- Koshkonong
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Koshkonong is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koshkonong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Thomasville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thomasville is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Thayer
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Green Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Green Town is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Town
- Old Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Old Town is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Alton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Woodside
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Woodside is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- Corona
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Corona is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Couch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Jeff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jeff is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Garfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Garfield is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Ozark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Frankville, with the one closest to Frankville listed first.
- Elijah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Elijah is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elijah
- Bakersfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bakersfield is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Dora
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Udall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Udall is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udall
- Tecumseh
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Trail
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Trail is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail
- Zanoni ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Zanoni is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zanoni
- Shannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Frankville, with the one closest to Frankville listed first.
- Montier
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Montier is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montier
- Birch Tree
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Texas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Frankville, with the one closest to Frankville listed first.
- Hattie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hattie is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattie
- Sargent
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sargent is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
- Baxter County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Frankville, with the one closest to Frankville listed first.
- Gamaliel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Custer ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Custer is located in Baxter County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Fulton County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Frankville, with the one closest to Frankville listed first.
- Cornertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cornertown is located in Fulton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornertown
- Moko
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Moko is located in Fulton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moko
- Sturkie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sturkie is located in Fulton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturkie
- Camp
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Camp is located in Fulton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp
- Mammoth Spring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ott
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ott is located in Fulton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott
- Salem
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Viola
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Saddle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Saddle is located in Fulton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle
- Baker Ford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Baker Ford is located in Fulton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ford
- Gepp
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gepp is located in Fulton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gepp
- Glencoe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Glencoe is located in Fulton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
- Elizabeth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sharp County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Frankville, with the one closest to Frankville listed first.
- Wirth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wirth is located in Sharp County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wirth
- Cherokee Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Frankville, see our County-by-County Page for Frankville.
Cemeteries Near Frankville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Frankville.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Frankville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Frankville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Frankville, with the one closest to Frankville listed first.
- Howell County Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Howell Valley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Parker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chapin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Homeland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Spears Graveyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Meltabarger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Francis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Elk Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dripping Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (159 more) ...
- Lone Pine Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- New Hope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Frankville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Frankville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Frankville, with the one closest to Frankville listed first.
- Chapin
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Chapin is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- West Plains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cottbus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cottbus is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottbus
- Homeland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Homeland is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Brandsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brandsville is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- South Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Fork is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
- White Church
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- White Church is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Church
- Koshkonong
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Koshkonong is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koshkonong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Olden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Olden is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olden
- Amy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Amy is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amy
- Lanton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lanton is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanton
- Peace Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Peace Valley is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Valley
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pottersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pottersville is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
- Cureall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cureall is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cureall
- Moody
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Moody is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Frankville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Frankville.
Newspapers Published in Frankville ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Frankville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Frankville, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Frankville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Frankville:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Howell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Douglas County
- Oregon County
- Ozark County
- Shannon County
- Texas County
- Baxter County
- Fulton County
- Sharp County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Frankville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Frankville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |