Welcome to Frankel City ...
So far, we found very little information about Frankel City. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Frankel City to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Frankel City, please Contact Us.
Frankel City was located in the Texas Panhandle.
Frankel City would have been located within present day Andrews County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Frankel City, you might consider that their post office opened in 1856.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Frankel City is 3,280 feet [1,000 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Frankel City is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Frankel City was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Frankel City (for example, toward Eunice (NM)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).
The Area Code where Frankel City was located: 432
Communities near Frankel City ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Frankel City.
- Andrews
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Shafter Lake ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shafter Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafter Lake
- Shafter Lake is located in Andrews County
- Florey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florey
- Florey is located in Andrews County
- Coyote Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coyote Corner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote Corner
- Coyote Corner is located in Andrews County
- Jones City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones City
- Jones City is located in Lea County (NM)
- Maypens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maypens
- Maypens is located in Lea County (NM)
- Eunice
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Seminole
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Goldsmith
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldsmith have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
- Goldsmith is located in Ector County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldsmith <4>
- Hobbs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Frankel City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Frankel City.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Frankel City. See our Newspapers Page for Frankel City.
Adding Frankel City to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Frankel City 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 Frankel City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Frankel City post office opened in 1856.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Frankel City.
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 Frankel City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Andrews, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Frankel City - 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |