![]() ![]() A popular rest stop on the busy Jimmy Camp Trail (which followed Cherry Creek into Denver), "Frank's Town" was designated the seat of Douglas County in 1861 the settlement moved to its current location two years later. ![]() James Frank Gardner, a would-be gold miner who built a squatter's cabin four miles north of here in 1859. ![]() Franktown was the first county seat of Douglas County, serving in this role from 1861 until 1863. Douglas County governs the unincorporated town.įranktown is named for Hon. At the United States Census 2010, the population of the Franktown CDP was 395, while the population of the 80116 ZIP Code Tabulation Area was 3,942 including adjacent areas. The Franktown post office has the ZIP Code 80116. The CDP is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. Franktown is an unincorporated town, a post office, and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Douglas County, Colorado, United States. ![]()
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