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Two Frankstonites Served as Baylor Presidents

Frankston has the distinction of producing two Baylor University Presidents.

William H. White, and later, his cousin and fellow Frankstonite Herbert H. Reynolds.

January 15, 2017 in Claims to Fame

Our Town Not Named for a Man Named Frank

Frankston received its monikor instead from a young female benefactor named Frankie Miller, who donated land surrounding Samuel and Martha Miller’s original plantation house for a new town site when the railroad was built in 1900. The new town was named Frankston in her honor.

December 14, 2016 in Claims to Fame

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Documents

  • Council Meeting 01-12-2021 (40 kB)

  • Council Meeting 12-8-2020 (39 kB)

  • Economic Development Meeting 12-7-2020 (27 kB)

  • Council Meeting 11-10-2020 (43 kB)

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Right Now in Frankston

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    10:29 pm
  • Today

    January 23, 2021
  • Sunday

    January 24, 2021
  • Monday

    January 25, 2021
  • Tuesday

    January 26, 2021

Numbers to Know

City Hall
(903) 876-2241
Police-Office Hours
(903) 876-2400
Police-After Hours
(903) 574-9509
or
(903) 574-9505
Fire Dept
(903) 876-4921

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City Hall Address

240 West Main St.
P. O. Box 186
Frankston, TX 75763

Email:  [email protected]


Map

Frankston is located a mere 1.5 hours from Dallas, 2 hours from Shreveport, 3 hours from Houston, and 3.5 hours from Austin.

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