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Welcome to Frenstat ...

Frenstat is located

Frenstat is located in Burleson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Frenstat, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Frenstat is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Frenstat: 979

Communities near Frenstat ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Frenstat ...

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

Adding Frenstat to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Frenstat in the book titled .<5> X3X - From that list, the Frenstat post office opened in 1891.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Frenstat.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Burleson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Frenstat - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/