Frankfort
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Places

In South Africa:
  • Frankfort, Free State
    Frankfort, Free State
    Frankfort is a small farming town situated on the banks of the Wilge River in the Free State province of South Africa. The town was laid out in 1869 on the farm Roodepoort, and named Frankfurt by Albert van Gordon...



In the United States of America:
  • Frankfort, Illinois
    Frankfort, Illinois
    Frankfort is a village in Will and Cook Counties, Illinois, United States. The population was 17,782 at the 2010 census. According to Forbes.com, in 2007 the village ranked as the 36th fastest growing suburb in the United States. - Previous spelling :...

  • Frankfort, Indiana
    Frankfort, Indiana
    As of the census of 2000, there were 16,662 people, 6,279 households, and 4,175 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,240.5 people per square mile . There were 6,682 housing units at an average density of 1,299.6 per square mile...

  • Frankfort, Kansas
    Frankfort, Kansas
    Frankfort is a city in Marshall County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 726.-Geography:Frankfort is located at...

  • Frankfort, Kentucky
    Frankfort, Kentucky
    Frankfort is a city in Kentucky that serves as the state capital and the county seat of Franklin County. The population was 27,741 at the 2000 census; by population it is the 5th smallest state capital in the United States...

    , the state capital and best-known U.S. city with this name
  • Frankfort, Maine
    Frankfort, Maine
    Frankfort is a town in Waldo County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,041 at the 2000 census.-History:Frankfort is the oldest town on the Penobscot River, first settled in the 1760s by Massachusetts soldiers from nearby Fort Pownall...

  • Frankfort, Michigan
    Frankfort, Michigan
    Frankfort is a city in Benzie County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,513 at the 2000 census. The elevation of Frankfort is above sea level. The city is situated with Lake Michigan to the west, Lake Betsie, formed by the Betsie River before flowing into Lake Michigan, on the...

  • Frankfort (town), New York
    Frankfort (town), New York
    Frankfort is a town in Herkimer County, New York, United States. The population was 7,478 at the 2000 census. The town is named after one of its earliest settlers, Lawrence Frank. The town of Frankfort includes a village also called Frankfort. The town is east of Utica...

    • Frankfort (village), New York
      Frankfort (village), New York
      Frankfort is a village in Herkimer County, New York, USA. The population was 2,537 at the 2000 census. Like the town, the village is named after early settler, Lawrence Frank....

      , within the town of Frankfort
  • Frankfort, Ohio
    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 1,011 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Frankfort is located at ....

  • Frankfort, South Dakota
    Frankfort, South Dakota
    Frankfort is a city in Spink County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 149 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Frankfort is located at ....

  • Frankfort, Wisconsin (disambiguation)
    • Frankfort, Marathon County, Wisconsin
      Frankfort, Marathon County, Wisconsin
      Frankfort is a town in Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. It is part of the Wausau, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 651 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...

    • Frankfort, Pepin County, Wisconsin
      Frankfort, Pepin County, Wisconsin
      Frankfort is a town in Pepin County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 362 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Ella, and Porcupine are located in the town.-Geography:...

  • Frankfort Township (disambiguation)

People

  • Frank Frankfort Moore
    Frank Frankfort Moore
    Frank Frankfort Moore was an Irish dramatist, biographer, novelist and poet. Born in Limerick, Ireland, Moore worked as a journalist before gaining fame as an author of fiction. Died at St...

     (1855–1931), British dramatist, novelist and poet
  • Henri Frankfort
    Henri Frankfort
    Henri 'Hans' Frankfort was a Dutch Egyptologist, archaeologist and orientalist.-Biography:Born in Amsterdam, Frankfort studied history at the University of Amsterdam and then moved to London, where in 1924, he took an MA under Sir Flinders Petrie at the University College. In 1927 he gained a...

     (1897–1954), Dutch Egyptologist, archaeologist and orientalist
  • Jacob Frankfort
    Jacob Frankfort
    Jacob Frankfort was the first Jew to come to Los Angeles. He immigrated from Poland in 1841. He would be joined by other Central-European Jews. By 1855, there were 60 Jews living in Los Angeles.-Resources:...

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

Other

  • Frankfort Sailplane Company
  • the Frankfort meteorite of 1868, which fell in Alabama, United States (see meteorite falls
    Meteorite falls
    Meteorite falls, also called observed falls, are those meteorites that were witnessed by people or automated devices as they moved through the atmosphere or hit the Earth, and were subsequently collected. All other meteorites are called "finds"...

    )

See also

  • Frankford (disambiguation)
  • Frankfurt (disambiguation)
    Frankfurt (disambiguation)
    - Frankfurt am Main:The city of Frankfurt am Main is located on the Main River. The following institutions are related:*Free Imperial City of Frankfurt, within the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation...

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