Welcome to Frumet ...

Frumet is located in Jefferson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Frumet, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

Frumet is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Frumet lies within the (636) area code.

Communities near Frumet ...

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

• Festus
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Festus
  • Festus is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Festus <4>
• Bonne Terre
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonne Terre have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonne Terre
  • Bonne Terre is located in Saint Francois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,824 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonne Terre <4>
• De Soto
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
  • De Soto is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Soto <4>
• Pevely
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pevely have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pevely
  • Pevely is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,001 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pevely <4>
• Crystal City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal City
  • Crystal City is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal City <4>
• Herculaneum
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herculaneum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herculaneum
  • Herculaneum is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herculaneum <4>
• Hillsboro
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
  • Hillsboro is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,355 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <4>
• Potosi
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi
  • Potosi is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Potosi <4>
• Olympian Village
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olympian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympian Village
  • Olympian Village is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
• Parkway
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway
  • Parkway is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 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 Frumet. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Frumet.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Frumet ...

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

Adding Frumet to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Frumet 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 Frumet was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

We also found Frumet in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Frumet.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffcomo.org/

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