Frankville, Missouri
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1938 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Howell Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65775. It lies near Mustion Hollow. The Survey maps it on the West Plains quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1938 USGS West Plains quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1940 USGS West Plains quadrangle1:24000
- 1944 USGS West Plains quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1946 USGS West Plains quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1976 USGS West Plains quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS West Plains quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS West Plains quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
57 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 57 fires within 5 miles of Frankville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 337 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 34 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179682-14639-09082019-1411 |
| 29 August 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 22 August 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 16 August 2020 | Smoking | 2.2 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 261338-14639-08162020-1534 |
| 31 July 2001 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 26 July 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177928-14639-07262018-1320 |
| 20 July 2001 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 10 July 2018 | Smoking | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177578-14639-07102018-1439 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 28 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 28 workings within 5 miles of Frankville: 25 past producers, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Foster Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | 1910, 1916 | |
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Anderson Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Carson Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Chapin Mine | Iron | Past Producer |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carson (historical) | 0.9 miles | 17 | |
| Chapin | 1.9 miles | 17 | |
| Summers Addition | 3.0 miles | 17 | |
| West Plains | 3.3 miles | 17 | |
| Cottbus | 4.0 miles | 17 | |
| Fruitville | 6.0 miles | 13 | |
| Pocohontas Crossing | 6.4 miles | 13 | |
| Homeland | 6.4 miles | 13 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Frankville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q27985344 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 735127. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.









