Frakes, Kentucky

Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States

Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States
36°38′34″N 83°55′40″W / 36.64278°N 83.92778°W / 36.64278; -83.92778CountryUnited StatesStateKentuckyCountyBellElevation
1,489 ft (454 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code
40940[1]
Area code606GNIS feature ID508032[2]

Frakes is an unincorporated community located in Bell County, Kentucky, United States.

First settled in the 1850s, it was known as South America for its relative remoteness. The community was renamed in the 1930s for the local pastor Hiram Milo Frakes.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Frakes ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Frakes, Kentucky
  3. ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 108. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
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