Frakes, Kentucky

Frakes is an unincorporated community located in Bell County, Kentucky, United States.

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

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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