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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Frankfort. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Frankfort to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Frankfort, please Contact Us.

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Frankfort (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Frankfort. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Frankfort is historic, it would have been located within present day Pacific County.

To see how the shape of Washington's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pacific County: Clatsop (OR), Grays Harbor, Lewis & Wahkiakum.

Below are the counties that are near Frankfort. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Frankfort:

  • Pacific County     (The home county of Frankfort)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Frankfort, with the one closest to Frankfort listed first.
    • Knappton ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Knappton is located in Pacific County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knappton
    • Megler
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Megler is located in Pacific County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megler
    • Naselle
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Chinook
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Ilwaco
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Fort Canby
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Fort Canby is located in Pacific County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Canby
    • Pacific City ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Pacific City is located in Pacific County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific City
    • Seaview
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Breakers
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Breakers is located in Pacific County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakers
    • Long Beach
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Nahcotta
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Ocean Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Cowlitz County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Frankfort, with the one closest to Frankfort listed first.
    • Oak Point
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Oak Point is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Point
    • Bunker Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Bunker Hill is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
    • Stella
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Stella is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
  • Lewis County
    • Pe Ell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Wahkiakum County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Frankfort, with the one closest to Frankfort listed first.
    • Altoona
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Altoona is located in Wahkiakum County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
    • Deep River
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Deep River is located in Wahkiakum County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
    • Dahlia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Dahlia is located in Wahkiakum County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlia
    • Rosburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Grays River
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Brookfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Brookfield is located in Wahkiakum County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
    • Skamokawa
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Cathlamet
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • East Cathlamet
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • East Cathlamet is located in Wahkiakum County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cathlamet
    • Eagle Cliff
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Eagle Cliff is located in Wahkiakum County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cliff
  • Clatsop County (OR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Frankfort, with the one closest to Frankfort listed first.
    • Tongue Point Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Tongue Point Village is located in Clatsop County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tongue Point Village
    • Astoria
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Astoria is located in Clatsop County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,029 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Astoria <2>
    • Svensen Junction
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Svensen Junction is located in Clatsop County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Svensen Junction
    • Hammond
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jeffers Garden
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jeffers Garden is located in Clatsop County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffers Garden
    • Brownsmead
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Brownsmead is located in Clatsop County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsmead
    • Warrenton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Chadwell ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Chadwell is located in Clatsop County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwell
    • Clifton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Clifton is located in Clatsop County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • Gearhart
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Gearhart is located in Clatsop County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gearhart
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,644 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gearhart <2>
    • Westport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Seaside
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Seaside is located in Clatsop County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaside
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,926 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaside <2>
  • Columbia County (OR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Frankfort, with the one closest to Frankfort listed first.
    • Fishhawk ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Fishhawk is located in Columbia County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishhawk
    • Quincy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Quincy is located in Columbia County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
    • Clatskanie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Frankfort, see our County-by-County Page for Frankfort.

Cemeteries Near Frankfort ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Frankfort.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Frankfort - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Frankfort covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Frankfort, with the one closest to Frankfort listed first.

  • Seal River Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Paceful Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Eden Valley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Rosburg Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Deep River Pioneer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River Pioneer Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Deep River Pioneer Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Deep River.
    • The Deep River Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Deep River Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2232653 <4>
  • Salmon Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Astoria Pioneer Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Grays River Grange Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Svensen Pioneer Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Svensen Pioneer Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Svensen Pioneer Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Svensen Junction (OR).
    • The Svensen Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Forest Hill Cemetery
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Svensen Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38789 <4>
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
    • The Greenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Crestview Greenwood Cemetery
    • Green Wood Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38848 <4>
  • Ft. Stevens Post Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (30 more) ...
    • Prairie Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Warrenton Pauper Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ocean View Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

Frankfort itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Frankfort, with the one closest to Frankfort listed first.

  • Knappton ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Knappton is located in Pacific County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knappton
  • Deep River
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Deep River is located in Wahkiakum County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
  • Naselle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Astoria
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Astoria is located in Clatsop County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,029 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Astoria <2>
  • Grays River
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Brookfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Brookfield is located in Wahkiakum County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
  • Knappa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Knappa is located in Clatsop County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knappa
  • Skipanon ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Skipanon is located in Clatsop County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipanon
  • Olney
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Olney is located in Clatsop County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
  • Chadwell ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Chadwell is located in Clatsop County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwell
  • Ilwaco
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Clifton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Clifton is located in Clatsop County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Skamokawa
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Fort Canby
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Fort Canby is located in Pacific County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Canby
    • Melville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Melville is located in Clatsop County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Frankfort. See our List of 1890's Communities around Frankfort.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Frankfort ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 86 newspapers that have been published in the area around Frankfort.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Frankfort. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Frankfort and those printed in the larger area surrounding Frankfort.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> of Frankfort.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Frankfort:

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 Frankfort, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Frankfort) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.