Place:Frankfort (town), Herkimer, New York, United States

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NameFrankfort (town)
Alt namesFrankfort
TypeTown
Coordinates43.033°N 75.067°W
Located inHerkimer, New York, United States
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Frankfort is a town in Herkimer County, New York, United States. The population was 7,636 at the 2010 census. The town is named after one of its earliest settlers, Lawrence (Lewis) Frank. The town of Frankfort includes a village also called Frankfort. The town is east of Utica. The Erie Canal passes along the north border of the town. The Town also is home to The Great American Irish Festival, which is one of the fastest growing Irish Festivals in American, held within the Herkimer County Fairgrounds.

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The town was settled around 1723, but much of the area had to be abandoned during the French and Indian War. The early town was a region assigned by patent to various landowners. It was resettled again before 1794.

The town was established in 1796 from part of the town of German Flatts. In 1798, the northwest part of Frankfort was made part of the town of Deerfield.

The Balloon Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.

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  • Outstanding guide to Frankfort family history and genealogy resources (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Birth, marriage, and death records, town histories, cemeteries, churches, newspapers, libraries, and genealogical societies.
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