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Welcome to Frinks ...

Frinks is located in Potter County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Frinks, 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.

Frinks is 1,770 feet [539 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Frinks lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Frinks: 814 & 582<3>

Communities Also Named Frinks ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Frinks - it's located in California.

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

Communities near Frinks ...

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

  • Coudersport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Port Allegany
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Galeton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Shinglehouse
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Bolivar
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Bolivar is located in Allegany County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 964 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bolivar <4>
  • New Bergen ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • New Bergen is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bergen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
  • Ulysses
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Austin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Oswayo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Oswayo is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswayo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
  • Hebron
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hebron is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Frinks ...

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

Adding Frinks to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Frinks.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Potter, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Frinks - 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 814 code has been Overlayed with the 582 area code. New phone numbers in the Frinks area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Frinks 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.