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Welcome to Frisco ...

Frisco is located in the Bootheel of Missouri.

Frisco is located in Stoddard County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Frisco, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Frisco is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Frisco lies within the (573) area code.

Communities Also Named Frisco ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Frisco - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas (2), Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana (2), 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.

  • Sikeston
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Dexter
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dexter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
    • Dexter is located in Stoddard County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,839 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dexter <4>
  • Malden
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bernie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Bloomfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Lilbourn
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Morehouse
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehouse
    • Morehouse is located in New Madrid County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
  • Parma
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
    • Parma is located in New Madrid County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
  • Matthews
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matthews have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
    • Matthews is located in New Madrid County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 584 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matthews <4>
  • Essex
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essex have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
    • Essex is located in Stoddard County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people

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 for Frisco was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Frisco post office opened in 1895.

We also found Frisco on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Frisco.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Stoddard, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Frisco - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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