Frankfort is the capital city of the U.S. state of Kentucky. It is a home rule-class city and the seat of Franklin County. [5][6] As of the 2020 census, the population was 28,602, making it the 13th largest city in Kentucky and fourth smallest U.S. state capital by population. [7]

As home to the State Capitol, Kentucky State University, award-winning distilleries, thriving businesses, and the picturesque Kentucky River, the culture of our Commonwealth flows through Frankfort.

Feb 13, 2025 · Frankfort is Kentucky Distilled – the essence of everything that makes Kentucky special from her natural charm and beauty to her brains to her world-renowned bourbon, all in one distinctly small but spirited package.

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Frankfort is a village in Will County and Cook County in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is a southern suburb of Chicago, and is approximately 28 miles (45 km) south of the city.

Apr 10, 2020 · Straddling the Kentucky River and nestled amid bucolic horse farms, soaring rock faces and rolling swathes of Kentucky Bluegrass, family-friendly Frankfort offers plenty of …

Frankfort, capital (since 1792) of Kentucky, U.S., and seat of Franklin county, located 50 miles (80 km) east of Louisville and 26 miles (42 km) northwest of Lexington. Frankfort was founded in 1786 on the Kentucky River by Gen. James Wilkinson.

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The first English explorers began visiting what is now the Frankfort area in the early 1750s; and evidently the name Frankfort is a shortening of "Frank's Ford," after Stephen Frank, a settler who was killed at or near the site in Indian skirmish in 1780.