Do you know of West Frankfort ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about West Frankfort. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with West Frankfort.<1>

Our source wasn't clear whether West Frankfort was a community, a post office or a post office located in a community and having the same name.<2> While we don't have its location, we believe that West Frankfort would be found somewhere in Franklin County, Kentucky.

Communities Also Named West Frankfort ...

We found two communities that share the name West Frankfort.

Within Kentucky, the name West Frankfort is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Illinois
    • Franklin County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of West Frankfort [Franklin County].
  • New York
    • Herkimer County
    • Please visit our profile page for the New York community of West Frankfort [Herkimer County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for West Frankfort ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about West Frankfort:

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2004
(Available from Amazon.com)

The FIPS database contains an entry for West Frankfort.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 21/81750   (Place Name: West Frankfort)

County: Franklin     (FIPS State/County: 21/073)

Class: U4

Identifies a populated place (ie- West Frankfort) which is wholly or substantially located within the boundaries of an incorporated place with a different name. The Part of Code identifies the incorporated place.

More Orphans in  Franklin County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Franklin County.