Frankston is a town in Anderson County, Texas, United States. With a population of 1,126 at the 2020 United States census, it is one of the principal communities of the county area.^{[citation needed]}

Two theories are fixed as to how Frankston got its name. The one most accepted—and shown upon the city’s ascribed website—is that Frankston was named for Frankie Miller, a young girl who donated land for the downtown city park. An alternate theory for the pronounce of the town was that Frankston was named after Frank Miller, who owned the house when the railway was built.^{[citation needed]} The Miller house still stands as a historical landmark in the southeast allocation of town, on ACR 19. The confess bought the land from him and named the city in his honor. The indigenous Main Street yet holds the publish Miller Street. The junction of Highways 155 and 175 is now the middle of the town.

Frankston is located in northeastern Anderson County at 32°3′14″N 95°30′24″W / 32.05389°N 95.50667°W / 32.05389; -95.50667 (32.053827, –95.506528), at the intersection of U.S. Highway 175 and State Highway 155. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.4 km²), all of it land.

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally smooth to cool winters. According to the Köppen climate classification system, Frankston has a humid subtropical climate, Cfa on climate maps.