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Welcome to Frankfort ...

The village of Frankfort is located in the Adirondacks.

Frankfort is located in Herkimer County<1>.

The location of Frankfort has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Frankfort has a population of 2,424 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Frankfort is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Frankfort lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Frankfort: (315)

We don't have a date for the establishment of Frankfort.

Websites for Frankfort ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.herkimercountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Frankfort, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Frankfort had an population of 2,424 people. This is a decrease of 6.7% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 4.45% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Frankfort had a population of 2,598 people. This makes Frankfort the county's 10th most populous community.

The population of Frankfort represents 0.01% of the total population of New York (which has 19,378,102 people), making it the state's 768th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,598 people, the population of Frankfort increased 2.4% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,537 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Frankfort.

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 Jersey, 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.

  • Utica
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
    • Utica lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<5> to the northwest of Frankfort.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,253 people
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Utica
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica<6>
  • New Hartford
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hartford
    • New Hartford lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<5> to the west of Frankfort.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,756 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on New Hartford
  • Whitestown
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    • Whitestown lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<5> to the northwest of Frankfort.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,863 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Whitestown
  • German Flatts
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Flatts
    • German Flatts lies 5 miles [8 km]<5> to the southeast of Frankfort.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,350 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for German Flatts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on German Flatts
  • Kirkland
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
    • Kirkland lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<5> to the west of Frankfort.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,027 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirkland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Kirkland
  • Herkimer
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herkimer
    • Herkimer lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<5> to the east of Frankfort.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,556 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herkimer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Herkimer
  • Marcy
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcy
    • Marcy lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<5> to the northwest of Frankfort.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,393 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marcy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Marcy
  • Herkimer
  • Westmoreland
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmoreland
    • Westmoreland lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<5> to the west of Frankfort.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,060 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westmoreland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Westmoreland
  • Trenton
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
    • Trenton lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<5> to the northwest of Frankfort.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<7>
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Trenton

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. Our list includes 4 papers. 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 that we've found for Frankfort was the Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Frankfort on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).

For more details about the above, see References and Mentions for Frankfort.

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 Herkimer County: www.herkimercounty.org/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Herkimer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Frankfort.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Frankfort - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Frankfort) to Point B.If you need the driving distance (or directions), we recommend that you use one of the Mapping Services listed on our Map Page for Frankfort. Since we usually use Google Maps for our own planning, we've provided the following link for your convenience: Google Map and Driving Directions starting from FrankfortOur distance measurements begin at a specific point in Frankfort. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0383, Longitude: -75.0722       In this case, the coordinates for Frankfort have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.




 

 

 

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