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Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States
Frankfort, Alabama
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 34°33′48″N 87°50′32″W / 34.56333°N 87.84222°W / 34.56333; -87.84222
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyFranklin
Elevation741 ft (226 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)256 and 938
GNIS feature ID118592

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. 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

  1. "Frankfort". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 59. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  3. "Our History". Franklin County, Alabama. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  4. "Franklin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  5. Monica M. Grady; British Museum (Natural History); Robert Hutchison (August 31, 2000). Catalogue of Meteorites Reference Book with CD-ROM. Cambridge University Press. p. 206. ISBN 978-0-521-66303-8.
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