9   km ▁north ▁of ▁Rock y ▁Gul ly ▁and ▁ 9 0   km ▁east ▁of ▁Man j im up . ▁Frank land ▁der ives ▁its ▁name ▁from ▁its ▁location ▁ 6   km ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁Frank land ▁River . ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁census , ▁Frank land ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 3 8 0 . ▁ ▁History ▁Frank land ▁River ▁was ▁named ▁by ▁the ▁sur geon ▁Dr ▁Thomas ▁Bra id wood ▁Wilson ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 9 . ▁ ▁Wilson , ▁who ▁was ▁on ▁his ▁way ▁to ▁Sydney , ▁left ▁Alb any ▁to ▁explore ▁the ▁hinter land ▁while ▁his ▁ship , ▁the ▁Governor ▁Phill ip , ▁was ▁being ▁rep a ired . ▁ ▁He ▁named ▁Frank land ▁River ▁and ▁Mount ▁Frank land ▁after ▁George ▁Frank land ▁( 1 8 0 0 – 3 8 ), ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁Survey or ▁General ▁in ▁Van ▁D iem en ' s ▁Land ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 9 . ▁Wilson ' s ▁expl or ations ▁helped ▁to ▁show ▁that ▁conditions ▁in ▁the ▁interior ▁were ▁suitable ▁for ▁far ming ▁and ▁sett lers ▁soon ▁began ▁to ▁move ▁in land . ▁ ▁The ▁area ▁was ▁settled ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁state ▁government ▁set ▁aside ▁land ▁for ▁the ▁town site ▁by ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁and ▁built ▁a ▁hall ▁and ▁a ▁school . ▁No ▁further ▁develop ments ▁took ▁place ▁for ▁some ▁time ▁and ▁the ▁town site ▁was ▁not ▁declared ▁until ▁ 1 9 4 7 .