Frakes, Kentucky

Coordinates: 36°38′34″N 83°55′40″W / 36.64278°N 83.92778°W / 36.64278; -83.92778
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Frakes
ZIP code
40940[1]
Area code606
GNIS 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. . Retrieved April 28, 2013.