John Shell and his family settled near the banks of Pipe Creek in 1830/31.  Two years later, Jacob Sigler, with his extensive family, settled on land where Frankton now stands.  The town started as simply a post office on Pipe Creek on July 12, 1838; it had, at that time, no other name than just the Pipe Creek post office.  Francis Sigler,1813-1865, was the first postmaster.  With the addition of the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati & St. Louis Railroad, entrepreneurs Francis Sigler and Alfred Makepeace laid out the town on March 3, 1853, and named it after Sigler's nickname of "Frank."  The name of "Frankton" was made official in 1854. 

Population in July 2008: 1,860
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