Welcome to Frankfort ...

Frankfort is located in Somerset County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Frankfort, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

Frankfort is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Frankfort lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) 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 Alabama, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Maine, Michigan (2), Missouri, 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.

• New Brunswick
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brunswick
  • New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 people
• Plainfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
  • Plainfield is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
• Lambertville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambertville
  • Lambertville is located in Hunterdon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,790 people
• Clinton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Hunterdon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,675 people
• New Hope
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
  • New Hope is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Hope <3>
• Harlingen
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlingen
  • Harlingen is located in Somerset County
• Blackwells Mills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blackwells Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwells Mills
  • Blackwells Mills is located in Somerset County
• Finderne
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finderne
  • Finderne is located in Somerset County
• Pleasant Run
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
  • Pleasant Run is located in Hunterdon County
• Skillman
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skillman
  • Skillman is located in Somerset County

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>

X2X - From that list, the Frankfort post office opened in 1878.

We also found Frankfort in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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 Somerset County: www.co.somerset.nj.us/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.nj.gov/