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Welcome to Frink ...

Frink is located in Pittsburg County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Frink, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Frink is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Frink: 918 & 539<3>

Communities Also Named Frink ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Frink - they are located in California and Florida.

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

Communities near Frink ...

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

  • McAlester
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Krebs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Krebs is located in Pittsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,000 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Krebs <4>
  • Hartshorne
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Haileyville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Kiowa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Kiowa is located in Pittsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiowa <4>
  • Savanna
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Crowder
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Alderson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Pittsburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Stuart
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Frink ...

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

Adding Frink to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Frink 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 Frink was on a map titled Map of Oklahoma (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Frink.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Pittsburg, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Frink - 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 Frink area will be assigned with one of these codes: 918 or 539. As a result, placing a call in the Frink 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.