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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Frankfort (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Frankfort. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Frankfort is located in Osage County.

To see how the shape of Oklahoma's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Osage County: Chautauqua (KS), Cowley (KS), Kay, Noble, Pawnee, Tulsa & Washington.

Below are the counties that are near Frankfort. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Frankfort:

  • Osage County     (The home county of Frankfort)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Frankfort, with the one closest to Frankfort listed first.
    • Grainola
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Foraker
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Webb City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webb City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb City
      • Webb City is located in Osage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
    • Shidler
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shidler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shidler
      • Shidler is located in Osage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shidler <2>
    • Burbank
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burbank have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
      • Burbank is located in Osage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burbank <2>
    • Little Chief
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Fairfax
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfax have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
      • Fairfax is located in Osage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,242 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <2>
    • Pawhuska
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • McCord
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCord have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCord
      • McCord is located in Osage County
    • Gray Horse
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Whippoorwill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Kay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Frankfort, with the one closest to Frankfort listed first.
    • Kaw City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Chilocco
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chilocco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilocco
      • Chilocco is located in Kay County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Chilocco
      • From Frankfort to Chilocco
    • Newkirk
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Kildare
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kildare have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kildare
      • Kildare is located in Kay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
    • Cross ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cross. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
      • Cross is located in Kay County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cross
      • From Frankfort to Cross
    • Ponca City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Chautauqua County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Frankfort, with the one closest to Frankfort listed first.
    • Cedar Vale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Osro
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Osro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osro
      • Osro is located in Chautauqua County (KS)
      • Osro has also been known as:
      • Osrow
      • Ozro Falls
      • Ozro
      • Ozrow
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Osro
      • From Frankfort to Osro
    • Hewins
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hewins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewins
      • Hewins is located in Chautauqua County (KS)
    • Layton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Layton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
      • Layton is located in Chautauqua County (KS)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Layton
      • From Frankfort to Layton
    • Wauneta
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wauneta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauneta
      • Wauneta is located in Chautauqua County (KS)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wauneta
      • From Frankfort to Wauneta
    • Elgin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elgin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
      • Elgin is located in Chautauqua County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
      • Elgin has also been known as:
      • New Elgin
    • Gibbs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gibbs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs
      • Gibbs is located in Chautauqua County (KS)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gibbs
      • From Frankfort to Gibbs
    • Rogers
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rogers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
      • Rogers is located in Chautauqua County (KS)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rogers
      • From Frankfort to Rogers
    • Chautauqua
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Sedan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Cowley County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Frankfort, with the one closest to Frankfort listed first.
    • Maple City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Taussig
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taussig have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taussig
      • Taussig is located in Cowley County (KS)
    • Hooser
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hooser. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooser
      • Hooser is located in Cowley County (KS)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hooser
      • From Frankfort to Hooser
    • Cameron
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cameron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Cameron is located in Cowley County (KS)
      • Cameron has also been known as:
      • Cameron City
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cameron
      • From Frankfort to Cameron
    • Vinton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vinton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
      • Vinton is located in Cowley County (KS)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Vinton
      • From Frankfort to Vinton
    • Silverdale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
      • Silverdale is located in Cowley County (KS)
    • Dexter
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Eaton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eaton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
      • Eaton is located in Cowley County (KS)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Eaton
      • From Frankfort to Eaton
    • Parkerfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkerfield
      • Parkerfield is located in Cowley County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
    • Tisdale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tisdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisdale
      • Tisdale is located in Cowley County (KS)
    • Arkansas City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Moxham
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Moxham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxham
      • Moxham is located in Cowley County (KS)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Moxham
      • From Frankfort to Moxham
    • Burden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Elk County (KS)
  • Sumner County (KS)
    • Geuda Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geuda Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geuda Springs
      • Geuda Springs is located in Sumner County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Frankfort, see our County-by-County Page for Frankfort.

Cemeteries Near Frankfort ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Frankfort.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Frankfort covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Frankfort, with the one closest to Frankfort listed first.

  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Patton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rock Creek Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maple City Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Foraker Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foraker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foraker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cedar Vale Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Vale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Vale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cedar Creek Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dexter Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dexter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dexter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Silverdale Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silverdale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silverdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cooper Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooper Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Washunga Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Washunga Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Washunga Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ozro Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ozro Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ozro Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (80 more) ...
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Spring side Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring side Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring side Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Prairie Ridge Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Ridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

While we didn't find Frankfort in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Frankfort.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Frankfort, with the one closest to Frankfort listed first.

  • Maple City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Taussig
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taussig have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taussig
    • Taussig is located in Cowley County (KS)
  • Hooser
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hooser. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooser
    • Hooser is located in Cowley County (KS)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Hooser
    • From Frankfort to Hooser
  • Cameron
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cameron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
    • Cameron is located in Cowley County (KS)
    • Cameron has also been known as:
    • Cameron City
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Cameron
    • From Frankfort to Cameron
  • Vinton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vinton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
    • Vinton is located in Cowley County (KS)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Vinton
    • From Frankfort to Vinton
  • Cedar Vale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Silverdale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
    • Silverdale is located in Cowley County (KS)
  • Osro
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Osro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osro
    • Osro is located in Chautauqua County (KS)
    • Osro has also been known as:
    • Osrow
    • Ozro Falls
    • Ozro
    • Ozrow
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Osro
    • From Frankfort to Osro
  • Dexter
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Hewins
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hewins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewins
    • Hewins is located in Chautauqua County (KS)
  • Wauneta
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wauneta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauneta
    • Wauneta is located in Chautauqua County (KS)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Wauneta
    • From Frankfort to Wauneta
  • Tisdale
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tisdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisdale
    • Tisdale is located in Cowley County (KS)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Frankfort. See our List of 1890's Communities around Frankfort.

Newspapers Published in Frankfort ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 105 newspapers that have been published in the area around Frankfort.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Frankfort, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Frankfort.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Frankfort:

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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.
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Frankfort, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Frankfort) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Frankfort. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9756, Longitude: -96.6810       In this case, the coordinates for Frankfort have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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