Frankville was settled and a post office established at some point prior to 1853.[2] In 1853, the Frankville Road Company was incorporated by law.[3] In 1856, Frankville included 2 sawmills and 17 residences.[2] Frankville was located near Floyd, and at one time around the turn of the 20th century housed a rail station on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.[4] There were still residents recorded in Frankville in 1912.[5]
Death of Francis Thomas
One of the more notable events to happen in Frankville was the death of Francis Thomas, who was the Governor of Maryland from 1842 to 1845.[6] Thomas was struck by a train while walking alongside railroad tracks in Frankville.[7] He had come to Frankville in 1820 to practice law.[8] On the afternoon of January 22, 1876, Thomas was walking along railroad tracks near his home, when he was run over by an eastbound engine of the B&O Railroad, crushing his skull before ejecting his body from the track.[1] The stretch of track where Thomas had been walking contained a sharp curve, preventing Thomas or the engineer from seeing each other coming.[1]
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