Frankfort is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, Alabama, United States.

History

The name Frankfort comes from a combination of ''Franklin'' (the county) and ''fort''. In 1849, Franklin County consisted of all of current Franklin County and

Colbert County Colbert County () is a county located in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census the county's population was 57,227. The county seat is Tuscumbia. The largest city is Muscle Shoals. The county is named in ...

. A vote was held to move the county seat to a more central location from Russellville, and Frankfort was founded in that location. The courthouse and jail were built from local-made brick. In 1879, the county seat was moved to Belgreen. A post office operated under the name Frankfort from 1852 to 1909. The Frankfort (stone) meteorite, a Howardite meteorite, fell in Frankfort on December 5, 1868.

References

Unincorporated communities in Franklin County, Alabama Unincorporated communities in Alabama {{Short description, Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States