Welcome to Frayser ...

Frayser is located in Shelby County<1>.

The location of Frayser has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Frayser, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

Frayser is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Frayser lies within the (901) area code.

Communities near Frayser ...

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

• Memphis
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
  • Memphis is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 649,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Memphis <4>
• Bartlett
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bartlett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
  • Bartlett is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartlett <4>
• Southaven
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southaven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southaven
  • Southaven is located in DeSoto County (MS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southaven <4>
• Olive Branch
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olive Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
  • Olive Branch is located in DeSoto County (MS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olive Branch <4>
• Germantown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
  • Germantown is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Germantown <4>
• Spring Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
  • Spring Lake is located in Shelby County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 34,269 people
• Horn Lake
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Lake
  • Horn Lake is located in DeSoto County (MS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,282 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horn Lake <4>
• West Memphis
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Memphis
  • West Memphis is located in Crittenden County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,158 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Memphis <4>
• Lakeland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
  • Lakeland is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeland <4>
• Marion
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Crittenden County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,290 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Frayser ...

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

Adding Frayser to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Frayser 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 Frayser was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Frayser post office opened in 1877.

We also found Frayser on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Tennessee (1888).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Frayser.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Frayser. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Shelby County: www.shelbycountytn.gov/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/