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Welcome to Franks ...

Franks is located in Pontotoc County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Franks, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.

Franks is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Franks: 580

Communities Also Named Franks ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Franks - they are located in Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Franks.

Communities near Franks ...

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

  • Ada
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Byng
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Byng is located in Pontotoc County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byng
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
  • Roff
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Roff is located in Pontotoc County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roff
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roff <3>
  • Stonewall
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Francis
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Mill Creek
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Tupelo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Fitzhugh
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bromide
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Centrahoma
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)

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 Franks. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Franks.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Franks ...

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

Adding Franks to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Franks 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 (so far) for Franks was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Franks post office opened in 1894. The Franks post office closed in 1932.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Franks.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Pontotoc, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Franks - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/