Welcome to Frosttown ...
So far, we found very little information about Frosttown. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Frosttown to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Frosttown, please Contact Us.
Frosttown was located on the Gulf Coast.
Frosttown would have been located within present day Harris County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Frosttown is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Frosttown was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Frosttown ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Frosttown.
- Houston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sugar Land
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Missouri City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Katy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Katy is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,889 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Katy <4>
- Bellaire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stafford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- West University Place
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Galena Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jacinto City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
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 Frosttown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Frosttown.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Frosttown. 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 Frosttown.
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 Frosttown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Harris, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Frosttown - 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. |