Frankfort, Alabama

Frankfort, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Frankfort is located in Alabama
Frankfort
Frankfort
Frankfort is located in the United States
Frankfort
Frankfort
Coordinates: 34°33′48″N 87°50′32″W / 34.56333°N 87.84222°W / 34.56333; -87.84222
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyFranklin
Elevation
741 ft (226 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)256 and 938
GNIS feature ID118592[1]

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.[2] 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.[3] A post office operated under the name Frankfort from 1852 to 1909.[4]

The Frankfort (stone) meteorite, a Howardite meteorite, fell in Frankfort on December 5, 1868.[5]

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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