Welcome to Fratt ...

So far, we found very little information about Fratt. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Fratt to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fratt, please Contact Us.

Fratt was located on the South Texas Plains.

Fratt would have been located within present day Bexar County<2>.

The location of Fratt has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fratt, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated ?.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Fratt is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Fratt was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Fratt ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fratt.

• San Antonio
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio
  • San Antonio is located in Bexar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,567,118 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Antonio <5>
• Schertz
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schertz have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schertz
  • Schertz is located in Bexar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,440 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schertz <5>
• Cibolo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cibolo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cibolo
  • Cibolo is located in Bexar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,465 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cibolo <5>
• Converse
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Converse have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
  • Converse is located in Bexar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,814 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Converse <5>
• Universal City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Universal City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal City
  • Universal City is located in Bexar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,007 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Universal City <5>
• Live Oak
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Live Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
  • Live Oak is located in Bexar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,661 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Live Oak <5>
• Selma
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
  • Selma is located in Bexar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,130 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selma <5>
• Leon Valley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leon Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon Valley
  • Leon Valley is located in Bexar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon Valley <5>
• Helotes
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helotes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helotes
  • Helotes is located in Bexar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,277 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helotes <5>
• Kirby
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
  • Kirby is located in Bexar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirby <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Fratt. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fratt.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fratt. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fratt.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fratt. See our Newspapers Page for Fratt.

Adding Fratt to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fratt in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Fratt was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fratt.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Bexar County: www.co.bexar.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/