Frank North Carolina
History
Frank is an unincorporated community in Avery County, North Carolina. The community is located along US 19-E, between the Avery County communities of Minneapolis, North Carolina, and Roaring Creek, North carolina.

Frank, North Carolina
Column 1 | Column 2 |
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Type | Town |
Population: | 222 (2020) |
Elevation | 2,982 |
Named For |
Named For
Geography & Weather
Geography
Nearby Locations
Location | Distance (mi) | Driving Time (hh:mm) |
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Crossnore | 6.8 | 00:13 |
Elk Park | 7.7 | 00:12 |
Newland | 7.9 | 00:13 |
Grandfather | 13.6 | 00:23 |
Sugar Mountain | 16.6 | 00:28 |
Weather
North Carolina Historical Markers
Yellow Mountain Road – N5 (1938)
Marker Text:
Along a route nearby the “Over-Mountain Men” marched to victory at King’s Mountain, 1780.
Genealogy
Frank Nearby Cemeteries
Cemetery | Memorials |
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Beech Bottom Mennonite Cemetery | 52 |
Marion Buchanan Cemetery | 22 |
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery | 3 |
Nearby Counties
*Avery County was created February 23, 1911 from Caldwell, Mitchell and Watauga Counties.