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 town is named after one of its earliest settlers, Lawrence (Lewis) Frank. The town of Frankfort includes a village, also called Frankfort. Frankfort is located east of Utica, and the Erie Canal passes along its northern border. At the time of the 2010 census, the population was 7,636.

Frankfort is home to the Great American Irish Festival, held within the Herkimer County Fairgrounds.

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History

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The first European settlers in this area were German Palatines who came to the colony as religious refugees in 1723. During the French and Indian War, this area suffered fierce attacks by the French with their Indian allies, and the settlers abandoned much of the area. The area of the early town was resettled before 1794, by the granting of land patents.


After the Revolutionary War, the town of Frankfort was established from part of the town of German Flatts. In 1798, the northwest part of Frankfort was taken away to form part of the town of Deerfield.

The Balloon Farm in Frankfort 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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