Abandoned Record
About Frankel City
Frankel City is an unincorporated community in Andrews County, located in the U.S. state of Texas. It is located within the Andrews, Texas micropolitan area.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Frankel City, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Frankel City is
Historic maps
4 historic USGS maps cover Frankel City
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1954 Hobbs sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Hobbs sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1971 Frankel City sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1991 Andrews sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Frankel City
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Texas index.
- Shafter Lake6.9 mi E · Andrews
- Fasken19.4 mi NE · Gaines
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Frankel City": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Frankel City, Texas": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q48852022.
- USGS GNIS 1378322.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).