Welcome to Frio Town ...
So far, we found very little information about Frio Town. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Frio Town to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Frio Town, please Contact Us.
Frio Town was located on the South Texas Plains.
Frio Town would have been located within present day Frio County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Frio Town, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Frio Town, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Frio Town is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Frio Town was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Frio Town still existed, it would have been in the (830) area code.
Communities near Frio Town ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Frio Town.
- Pearsall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearsall have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearsall
- Pearsall is located in Frio County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,620 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearsall <6>
- Yancey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yancey have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey
- Yancey is located in Medina County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yancey <6>
- North Pearsall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Pearsall have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pearsall
- North Pearsall is located in Frio County
- West Pearsall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Pearsall have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pearsall
- West Pearsall is located in Frio County
- Divot ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divot
- Divot is located in Frio County
- Moore
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- Moore is located in Frio County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moore <6>
- Batesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Batesville is located in Zavala County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batesville <6>
- Derby
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Derby is located in Frio County
- Derby has also been known as:
- Derby Colonia
- D'Hanis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Hanis
- D'Hanis is located in Medina County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for D'Hanis <6>
- Hilltop
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
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 Frio Town. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Frio Town.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Frio Town. 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 Frio Town.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Frio Town. See our Newspapers Page for Frio Town.
Adding Frio Town to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Frio Town 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 Frio Town was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Frio Town.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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 Frio Town, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Frio, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Frio Town - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |