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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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chloride. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chloride
    • Chloride is located in Sierra County
  • Dusty
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dusty. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dusty
    • Dusty is located in Socorro County
  • Cuchillo
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuchillo
    • Cuchillo is located in Sierra County

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.

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

The official website for State of New Mexico: https://www.nm.gov/

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.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.









 

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