Welcome to Frankfort ...

Frankfort is located in Franklin 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 1852.

Frankfort is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Frankfort lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Frankfort ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Frankfort - they are located in Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Maine, Michigan (2), 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.

• Florence
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Florence is located in Lauderdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <4>
• Muscle Shoals
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muscle Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscle Shoals
  • Muscle Shoals is located in Colbert County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,877 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muscle Shoals <4>
• Russellville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
  • Russellville is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,758 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russellville <4>
• Sheffield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
  • Sheffield is located in Colbert County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,839 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheffield <4>
• Tuscumbia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscumbia
  • Tuscumbia is located in Colbert County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,462 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuscumbia <4>
• Red Bay
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bay
  • Red Bay is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,108 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Bay <4>
• Hackleburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleburg
  • Hackleburg is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
• Phil Campbell
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phil Campbell
  • Phil Campbell is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,072 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phil Campbell <4>
• Cherokee
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
  • Cherokee is located in Colbert County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherokee <4>
• Littleville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
  • Littleville is located in Colbert County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people

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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Frankfort, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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.<5>

From that list, the Frankfort post office opened in 1852.

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 State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/