Frakes, Kentucky

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Frakes
Frakes is located in Kentucky
Frakes
Frakes
Location within the state of Kentucky
Coordinates: 36°38′34″N 83°55′40″W / 36.64278°N 83.92778°W / 36.64278; -83.92778Coordinates: 36°38′34″N 83°55′40″W / 36.64278°N 83.92778°W / 36.64278; -83.92778
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyBell
Elevation
1,489 ft (454 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID508032[1]

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.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Frakes, Kentucky
  2. ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 108. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved 2013-04-28.


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