Frakes, Kentucky

Frakes
Frakes
Location within the state of Kentucky
Frakes
Frakes (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°38′34″N 83°55′40″W / 36.64278°N 83.92778°W / 36.64278; -83.92778
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyBell
Elevation
1,489 ft (454 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
40940
Area code606
GNIS feature ID508032

Frakes is an unincorporated community located in Bell County, Kentucky, United States.

First settled in the 1850s, it was known as South America for its relative remoteness. The community was renamed in the 1930s for the local pastor Hiram Milo Frakes.