Welcome to Frankfort ...
Frankfort is located in Osage County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Frankfort, you might consider that their post office opened in 1910.
Frankfort is 1,160 feet [354 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Frankfort lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Frankfort: 918 & 539<3>
Communities Also Named Frankfort ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Frankfort - they are located in Alabama, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Maine, Michigan (2), Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio (4), South Dakota, Tennessee, Washington and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Frankfort.
Communities near Frankfort ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Frankfort.
- Cedar Vale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Vale
- Cedar Vale is located in Chautauqua County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
- Cedar Vale has also been known as:
- Cedar
- Cedarvale
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Vale <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cedar Vale
- From Frankfort to Cedar Vale
- 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.<5> 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 <4>
- Parkerfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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
- Kaw City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaw City
- Kaw City is located in Kay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kaw City <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kaw City
- From Frankfort to Kaw City
- Dexter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Dexter is located in Cowley County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dexter <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dexter
- From Frankfort to Dexter
- 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.<5> 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 <4>
- Webb City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Grainola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grainola
- Grainola is located in Osage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Grainola
- From Frankfort to Grainola
- Foraker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foraker
- Foraker is located in Osage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Foraker
- From Frankfort to Foraker
- Maple City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple City
- Maple City is located in Cowley County (KS)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Maple City
- From Frankfort to Maple City
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 Frankfort. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Frankfort.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Frankfort. 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 Frankfort.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Frankfort. See our Newspapers Page for Frankfort.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Frankfort ...
Looking for more information about Frankfort? 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 Frankfort, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Frankfort.
Adding Frankfort to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Frankfort 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 Frankfort was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Frankfort post office opened in 1910.
We also found Frankfort on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Frankfort.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Osage, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Frankfort - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 918 code has been Overlayed with the 539 area code. New phone numbers in the Frankfort area will be assigned with one of these codes: 918 or 539. As a result, placing a call in the Frankfort area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |