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Welcome to Frisby ...

So far, we found very little information about Frisby. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Frisby to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Frisby, please Contact Us.


Frisby would have been located within present day Clark County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Frisby, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Frisby is 1,290 feet [393 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Frisby was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Frisby was located: 605

Communities Also Named Frisby ...

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

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

Communities near Frisby ...

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

  • Houghton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • West Britton ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • West Britton is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Britton
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,368 people
  • Britton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Spain
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Spain is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spain
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 989 people
  • Langford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Huffton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Huffton is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffton
    • Estimated population in 2014: 316 people
  • Hecla
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Claremont
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pierpont
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Newark
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Newark is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
    • Estimated population in 2014: 109 people

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

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

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

Adding Frisby to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Frisby in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Frisby was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Frisby post office opened in 1882. The Frisby post office closed in 1883.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Frisby.

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Frisby, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Clark, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Frisby - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/