Frankford, West Virginia

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Frankford, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
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Frankford
Coordinates: 37°55′30″N80°23′04″W / 37.92500°N 80.38444°W / 37.92500; -80.38444
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Greenbrier
Elevation
2,198 ft (670 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
24938
Area code(s) 304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1554502 [1]

Frankford is an unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States. Frankford is located on U.S. Route 219, south of Falling Spring and north of Maxwelton. Frankford has a post office with ZIP code 24938. [2]

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Frankford is the home of Frankford Elementary School and the Frankford Volunteer Fire Department.

The community derives its name from Frank Ludington, the original owner of the town site. [3] Located near Frankford is Homeplace, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ ZIP Code Lookup
  3. ↑ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 251.
  4. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  5. ↑ "West Virginia Governor Henry Mason Mathews". National Governors Association. Retrieved October 25, 2013.


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