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Welcome to Franks Place ...

Franks Place is located in Sierra County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Franks Place: Franks Pl. (or less commonly used: Franks Plc.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Franks Place for more information about variations on the name of Franks Place.

Franks Place is 7,500 feet [2,286 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Franks Place is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Franks Place lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Franks Place: 575

Communities near Franks Place ...

We have created a list of 3 communities that are near Franks Place.

  • Chloride ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Chloride is located in Sierra County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chloride
  • Dusty
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Dusty is located in Socorro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dusty
  • Cuchillo
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cuchillo is located in Sierra County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuchillo

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Franks Place. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Franks Place.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Sierra, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Franks Place - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.