Welcome to Frankville ...

Frankville is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Frankville is located in Howell County<1>.

The location of Frankville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Frankville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1869.

Frankville is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Frankville lies within the (417) area code.

Communities Also Named Frankville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Frankville - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Nova Scotia and Ontario.

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

Communities near Frankville ...

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

• West Plains
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Plains
  • West Plains is located in Howell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,383 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Plains <4>
• Thayer
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thayer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
  • Thayer is located in Oregon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,103 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thayer <4>
• Koshkonong
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koshkonong
  • Koshkonong is located in Oregon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
• Brandsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandsville
  • Brandsville is located in Howell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
• South Fork
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
  • South Fork is located in Howell County
• Lanton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanton
  • Lanton is located in Howell County
• Peace Valley
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peace Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Valley
  • Peace Valley is located in Howell County
• Pottersville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pottersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
  • Pottersville is located in Howell County
• Cornertown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornertown
  • Cornertown is located in Fulton County (AR)
• Cornertown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornertown
  • Cornertown is located in Howell County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Frankville ...

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

Adding Frankville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Frankville in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Frankville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Frankville post office opened in 1869.

We also found Frankville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Frankville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Frankville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/