Frankton is about four miles east of Queenstown, towards the Lower Shotover, and is the site of the Wakatipu District Hospital. It is a farming district on the banks of the Kawarau river, which rises in Lake Wakatipu, a short distance south of Queenstown. There is a jetty, with two large sheds, not far from the well-known Frankton Falls. At the census of 1901, the population of the village and vicinity was 265. Frankton has a post office with daily mails, and also a small church belonging to the Presbyterian body.

The Frankton Presbyterian Church is a wood and iron building with seats for sixty adults. Services are held at three o'clock in the afternoon on three Sundays in each month, and there is a small Sunday school in connection with the church. The Rev. J. Wilson, of Queenstown, is the minister in charge.

Mcbride, John James , Farmer, Frankton. Mr McBride assists in the management of his father's extensive farm at Frankton, and he and his brothers own the well-known Earnslaw station at the head of Lake Wakatipu. He is further referred to as a member of the Lake County Council.