Frankford is an unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States. Frankford is located on U.S. Route 219, south of Falling Spring and north of Maxwelton. Frankford has a post office with ZIP code 24938.[2]
Frankford is the home of Frankford Elementary School and the Frankford Volunteer Fire Department.
The community derives its name from Frank Ludington, the original owner of the town site.[3] Located near Frankford is Homeplace, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[4]
Notable people
- Alice Mary Dowd (1855–1943), educator, author
- Alexander F. Mathews, West Virginia banker.
- Henry M. Mathews, fifth governor of West Virginia.[5]
References
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ ZIP Code Lookup
- ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 251.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "West Virginia Governor Henry Mason Mathews". National Governors Association. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
