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Welcome to Frankfort ...The city of Frankfort is located in Benzie County<1>. The location of Frankfort has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Frankfort, you might consider that their post office opened in 1869. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Frankfort has a population of 1,284 people<3> (see below for details). Frankfort is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Frankfort lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel west from Frankfort (for example, toward Sturgeon Bay (WI)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT). Frankfort is within the (231) area code. The ZIP code for Frankfort: 49635<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Frankfort had an population of 1,284 people. This is a decrease of 0.16% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 15.14% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Frankfort had a population of 1,286 people (which is 7.34% of the total population of Benzie County). This makes Frankfort the county's most populous community. The population of Frankfort represents 0.01% of the total population of Michigan (which has 9,883,640 people), making it the state's 317th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 1,286 people, the population of Frankfort decreased 15% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,513 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Frankfort. Communities Also Named Frankfort ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Michigan communities named Frankfort: This one is located in Benzie County and the other is located in Macomb County. Beyond Michigan, there are 23 communities that are also named Frankfort - they are located in Alabama, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Maine, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio (4), Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Washington and West Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Frankfort. Communities near Frankfort ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Frankfort.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Frankfort. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Frankfort. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Frankfort. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Frankfort. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Frankfort. See our Newspapers Page for Frankfort. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Frankfort ...Looking for more information about Frankfort? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Frankfort, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Frankfort. Adding Frankfort to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Frankfort in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Frankfort was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> We also found Frankfort in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870). For more details, see References and Mentions for Frankfort. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Frankfort. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Benzie County: www.berriencounty.org/ The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/ Footnotes ...
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