Frannie Wyoming Map

About Frannie, Wyoming

Frannie is a locality in Big Horn County, Wyoming, United States. It is a small community with a population of 209. The population density is 188.4 people per km². Frannie is located at 44.9691°N, 108.6215°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 82423.

Frannie lies at the foot of the Bighorn Mountains, a scattering of buildings against a vast canvas of sagebrush and sky. It lies 56.6 miles south of Billings, MT (from Billings, MT: bearing 186°T), and is situated 9.5 miles north-west of Cowley. The land here is a study in muted tones: the dusty browns of the prairie, the pale ochre of sun-baked earth, and the distant, hazy blues of the mountain peaks. Wind, a constant presence, whispers through the sparse grasses, carrying the scent of dry earth and the faint, sweet perfume of wild sage. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-clear skies, falls in broad, unyielding swathes, bleaching the landscape and sharpening the shadows. The few trees that dot the horizon stand stoic, their limbs reaching like ancient, weathered hands towards the immense expanse above, a silent testament to resilience. This corner of Big Horn County has long been shaped by the land's stark beauty and the hardy souls who have sought to coax a living from it. Ranching, a tradition deeply ingrained, still defines much of Frannie's economy, with cattle grazing on the wide-open spaces that stretch to the horizon. The railroad once passed through, a lifeline that brought goods and people, and though its presence is now a ghost of steel and memory, the echoes of its industrious past linger in the quiet avenues. Local lore speaks of a time when the land yielded more easily, a simpler era before the dust storms and the lean years, yet a stubborn optimism still blooms in the hearts of Frannie's residents, much like the tenacious wildflowers that push through the dry soil after a rare rain.

About This Frannie Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Frannie, Wyoming — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 44.969118, -108.621516. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Frannie and Big Horn County.

Detailed location data for Frannie includes the ZIP code (82423), telephone area code (307), county seat of Big Horn County (Basin), and school district assignment (Big Horn County School District 1). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Frannie is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.