Frankclay, Missouri Explained

Official Name:Frankclay, Missouri
Settlement Type:Census-Designated Place
Pushpin Map:Missouri
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Missouri
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:St. Francois County
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:1.64
Area Land Km2:1.64
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:0.63
Area Land Sq Mi:0.63
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:194
Population Density Km2:118.50
Population Density Sq Mi:306.96
Elevation Ft:886
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:63601[2]
Area Code:573
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:29-25516
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2587070

Frankclay is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in West Central St. Francois County, Missouri, United States. It is located approximately one mile south of Route 8 about five miles west of Flat River.

A post office called Frankclay was established in 1905, and remained in operation until 1973.[3] The community has the name of the original owner of the town site.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 5, 2022.
  2. Web site: Frankclay MO ZIP Code. zipdatamaps.com. 2024. March 5, 2024.
  3. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 27 November 2016.
  4. Web site: St. Francois County Place Names, 1928–1945 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071518/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_saint_francois.html . June 24, 2016 . dead . The State Historical Society of Missouri . November 27, 2016 .