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| | Handbook of Texas Online: FRANKSTON, TX |
 | | Frankston is at the intersection of U.S. Highway 175 and State Highway 155, near Lake Palestine and within a twenty-five-mile radius of Tyler, Jacksonville, Palestine, and Athens in far northeastern Anderson County. |
 | | At one time Frankston had three hotels, a variety of stores, several gas stations and cafes, a basket factory, a Masonic hall, a livery stable, and a movie house. |
 | | Ellis Mercantile, a tourist attraction, provided a "trip into the past." In the early 1990s the population of Frankston was reported as 1,149, with ninety-eight rated businesses. |
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