Frankford is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

Greenbrier County Greenbrier County () is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 32,977. Its county seat is Lewisburg. The county was formed in 1778 from Botetourt and Montgomery Counties in Virginia. History P ...

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, United States. Frankford is located on U.S. Route 219, south of Falling Spring and north of Maxwelton. Frankford has a

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with ZIP code 24938. 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. Located near Frankford is Homeplace, listed on the

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in 2007.

Notable people

* Alice Mary Dowd (1855–1943), educator, author * Alexander F. Mathews, West Virginia banker. * Henry M. Mathews, fifth governor of West Virginia.

References

Unincorporated communities in Greenbrier County, West Virginia Unincorporated communities in West Virginia Former municipalities in West Virginia {{GreenbrierCountyWV-geo-stub