Frankfort may refer to:

Places

Germany

Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt, officially Frankfurt am Main (; Hessian: , "Frank ford on the Main"), is the most populous city in the German state of Hesse. Its 791,000 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located on its na ...

, alternative name. "Frankfort" is the form of the name in the Hessian and Palatine dialects which are spoken in the region where Frankfurt is located.

South Africa

Frankfort, Eastern Cape Frankfort is a village in Amathole District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Also known as eDonqaba. Village 51 km north-east of King William’s Town. It developed from a settlement of members of the British-German ...

* Frankfort, Free State

United Kingdom

Frankfort, Norfolk Sloley is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is north-north-east of Norwich, south-south-east of Cromer and northeast of London. The village lies south of the town of North Walsham. Worstead railway ...

, England

United States

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

, an unincorporated community * Frankfort, Illinois, a village *

Frankfort, Franklin County, Illinois West Frankfort is a city in Franklin County, Illinois. The population was 8,182 at the 2010 census. The city is well known for its rich history of coal. The city is part of the Metro Lakeland area. History Although one might associate the name ...

, an unincorporated community *

Frankfort, Indiana Frankfort is a city in Clinton County, Indiana, United States. The population was 16,422 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Clinton County. History Brothers John, William and Nicholas Pence, previously of Warren County, Ohio, settl ...

Frankfort, Kansas Frankfort is a city in Marshall County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 730. History Frankfort was laid out in 1867 when the Central Branch Union Pacific Railroad was built through the area. The ne ...

Frankfort, Kentucky Frankfort is the capital city of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, United States, and the seat of Franklin County. It is a home rule-class city; the population was 28,602 at the 2020 census. Located along the Kentucky River, Frankfort is the prin ...

, the state capital and best-known U.S. city with this name *

Frankfort, Maine Frankfort is a town on the Penobscot River estuary in Waldo County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,231 at the 2020 census. History Frankfort is the oldest town on the Penobscot River, first settled in the 1760s by Massachusetts so ...

Frankfort, Michigan Frankfort is a city in Benzie County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,286 at the 2010 census. The elevation of Frankfort is above sea level. The city is situated with Lake Michigan to the west, Lake Betsie, formed by the Betsi ...

Frankfort (town), New York Frankfort is a town in Herkimer County, New York, United States. The town is named after one of its earliest settlers, Lawrence (Lewis) Frank. The town of Frankfort includes a village, also called Frankfort. Frankfort is located east of Utica, ...

Frankfort (village), New York Frankfort is a village in the town of Frankfort, Herkimer County, New York, United States. The population was 2,598 at the 2010 census, out of 7,636 people in the entire town. Like the town, the village is named after an early settler, Lawrence (L ...

, within the town of Frankfort *

Frankfort, Lucas County, Ohio Frankfort is an unincorporated community in Spencer Township, Lucas County, in the U.S. state of Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a pop ...

Frankfort, Ohio Frankfort is a village in Ross County, Ohio, United States, along the North Fork of Paint Creek. The village is located in Concord Township. The population was 1,064 at the 2010 census. History Frankfort was originally called Oldtown, and un ...

(in Ross County) *

Frankfort, South Dakota Frankfort is a city in Spink County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 134 at the 2020 census. History Frankfort was platted in 1882. Some say it was named after Frankfurt, in Germany, while others believe the town has the name of ...

Frankfort, Washington Frankfort was originally homesteaded in 1876 in Pacific County Pacific County is a county in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, the population was 23,365. Its county seat is South Bend, and its largest city is Raymond. The ...

, a ghost town in Pacific County *

Frankfort, Marathon County, Wisconsin The Town of Frankfort is a town in Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. It is part of the Wausau, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 670 at the 2010 census. The unincorporated community of Swan is located in the to ...

, town *

Frankfort, Pepin County, Wisconsin Frankfort is a town in Pepin County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 325 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated communities of Ella, and Porcupine are located in the town. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the ...

, town *

Frankfort Township (disambiguation) Frankfort Township may refer to: * Frankfort Township, Franklin County, Illinois * Frankfort Township, Will County, Illinois Frankfort Township is one of 24 townships in Will County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 57,055 ...

, several places

People

Frank Frankfort Moore Frank Frankfort Moore (1855–1931) was an Irish journalist, novelist, dramatist, and poet. He was a Belfast Protestant and a unionist, but his historical fiction during the years of Home Rule agitation did not shy from themes of Irish-Catho ...

(1855–1931), British dramatist, novelist and poet *

Henri Frankfort Henri "Hans" Frankfort (24 February 1897 – 16 July 1954) was a Dutch Egyptologist, archaeologist and orientalist. Early life and education Born in Amsterdam, into a "liberal Jewish" family, Frankfort studied history at the University of Amster ...

(1897–1954), Dutch Egyptologist, archaeologist and orientalist *

Jacob Frankfort Jacob Frankfort (born 1801, date of death unknown) was the first known Jew to come to Los Angeles. He immigrated from Poland in 1841. He was joined by other Central European Jews. By 1855, there were 60 Jews living in Los Angeles. Frankfort arr ...

(born 1801), first Jewish immigrant from Poland to Los Angeles, United States

Other uses

* The Frankfort meteorite of 1868, which fell in Alabama, United States (see

meteorite falls A meteorite fall, also called an observed fall, is a meteorite collected after its fall from outer space was observed by people or automated devices. Any other meteorite is called a "find". There are more than 1,100 documented falls listed in w ...

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