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Why visit Frontenac
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 4 parks and trails, 17 places to eat and 6 places to stay in and around town.
Highlights include Pittsburg Public Library.
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 90°F; January lows average 24°F.
Weather in Frontenac
Forecast from the National Weather Service. Full forecast
About Frontenac
Frontenac is the second largest city in Crawford County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 3,382.
From the Wikipedia article Frontenac, Kansas (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks1
Pittsburg Public Library
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 3.3 mi
Public library in Pittsburg, Kansas, United States
Parks, trails and playgrounds4
Restaurants and cafes17
Burger King
Fast food · Burger · 1.7 mi
2723 North Broadway, Pittsburg
Mo-Sa 06:00-23:00; Su 07:00-23:00
5 more on the map.
Where to stay6
America's Best Value Inn
Motel and hotel · 1.4 mi
3108 North Broadway Street, Pittsburg
History
Frontenac was established as a coal mining town in 1886 in the Cherokee-Crawford Coal Fields in the western Ozark Plateau.
On the night of November 9, 1888, Frontenac suffered the worst mining disaster in Kansas history, when a coal dust explosion killed 44 miners.
During the last decade of the nineteenth century and in the early twentieth century the town was populated primarily by immigrant families from eastern and southeastern Europe, predominantly Sicilian, Italian, and Slavic people from the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Its maximum population neared 4,000. It housed various ethnic lodges and drinking parlors despite the state's increasingly severe ban on the distribution, sale, and manufacture of alcoholic beverages.
Coal mining remained the town's occupational base until World War II, when its economy began to change, as did the entire region's.
From the History section of Frontenac, Kansas on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship3
Shopping4
Gas and EV charging2
Schools, colleges and libraries16
Map of Frontenac
53 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Climate by month
Monthly table
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 43°F | 24°F | 1.8 in | 3.4 in |
| Feb | 48°F | 28°F | 2.1 in | 1.0 in |
| Mar | 59°F | 37°F | 3.2 in | 1.6 in |
| Apr | 68°F | 46°F | 5.1 in | 0.0 in |
| May | 76°F | 56°F | 7.1 in | 0.0 in |
| Jun | 86°F | 65°F | 6.1 in | 0.0 in |
| Jul | 90°F | 70°F | 4.5 in | 0.0 in |
| Aug | 90°F | 68°F | 3.6 in | 0.0 in |
| Sep | 82°F | 60°F | 5.2 in | 0.0 in |
| Oct | 70°F | 48°F | 3.6 in | 0.0 in |
| Nov | 57°F | 36°F | 3.3 in | 0.6 in |
| Dec | 46°F | 28°F | 2.3 in | 2.9 in |
U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 for Pittsburg (5 mi away), NOAA NCEI.
People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
Crawford County has had 19 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for severe storms.
- 2026-09-01: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding (Severe Storm)
- 2020-03-29: Covid-19 Pandemic (Biological)
- 2020-03-13: Covid-19 (Biological)
- 2019-06-20: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding,Landslides,And Mudslides (Severe Storm)
- 2019-05-28: Tornadoes And Flooding (Severe Storm)
- 2017-06-16: Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding (Snowstorm)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Atkinson Municipal Airport (PTS) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 2 miles away.
- Pittsburg 3 mi south, about 5 min by car
- Columbus 21 mi south, about 34 min by car
- Webb City 25 mi southeast, about 41 min by car
- Fort Scott 26 mi north, about 41 min by car
- Joplin 29 mi southeast, about 46 min by car
- Carthage 30 mi southeast, about 48 min by car
- Baxter Springs 30 mi south, about 49 min by car
- Commerce 37 mi south, about 1 h by car
- Miami 41 mi south, about 1 h by car
- Chanute 44 mi west, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (Public domain): climate by month
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Opheodrys aestivus - rough green snake cropped, Asklēpiós, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Opheodrys aestivus - rough green snake, Asklēpiós, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hair dryer in a bag in the hotel bathroom, Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC0
- Hair dryer in a bag in the hotel bathroom (with label legible), Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC0
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