Franklin County, Kentucky places and people

Franklin County, Kentucky Basics:

Franklin County Kentucky - Government Site

Population: 49,496
Area: 208 square miles
County seat: Frankfort
Area code(s) in use: 502
Time zone: EST
High school graduate or higher: 86.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.4%
Median household income: $47,086
Persons in poverty: 14.9%
Home ownership rate: 63.3%
Mean travel time to work: 17.6 minutes

Adjacent counties:
Anderson Henry Owen Scott Shelby Woodford

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Map of the Franklin County area

Our detail map of Franklin County shows the Franklin County, Kentucky boundary lines and other interesting items.

Places in Franklin County, Kentucky

Airports show all on map

Boone National Guard Heliport, Capital City Airport

Basins show all on map

Bends show all on map

O'Nan Bend, Saffells Bend, Trumbo Bottom

Bridges show all on map

Benson Bridge, Knights Bridge, Old Iron Bridge At Bridge Hole, South Trimble Memorial Bridge, Switzer Covered Bridge

Buildings show all on map

Frankfort City Fire Department Station 1, Frankfort City Fire Department Station 2, Frankfort City Fire Department Station 3, Frankfort City Fire Department Station 4, Franklin County Fire Department Station 5, Franklin County Fire Department Station 6, Franklin County Fire Department Station 7, Franklin County Fire Department Station 8 Industrial Park Station, Franklin County Fire Department Station 9, Kentucky Division of Forestry Bluegrass District, Kentucky National Guard Armory, Kentucky National Guard Shop, Kentucky State Capitol, Redstone Hall (historical)

Cemeteries show all on map

Bailey Cemetery, Choatville Church Cemetery, Frankfort Cemetery, Greenhill Cemetery, Hutcherson Cemetery, Moore Cemetery, Peaks Mill Church Cemetery, Sudduth Cemetery, Waits Cemetery

Census show all on map

Choateville Census Designated Place, Evergreen Census Designated Place

Churches show all on map

Antioch Church, Bethel Christian Church (historical), Bethel Church, Bloomington Presbyterian Church (historical), Buck Run Baptist Church (historical), Camp Pleasant Church, Cedar Grove Baptist Church (historical), Choateville Church, Crestwood Church, Frankfort Tabernacle Church (historical), Harvieland Church, Highland Church, Hillcrest Church, Lebanon Church, Mount Carmel Church, Mount Pleasant Church (historical), Mount Vernon Church, Mount Zion Church, North Benson Church, Oakland Christian Church (historical), Pleasant Ridge Church, Pleasant View Church, Roberts Church, Saint Johns Church, Saint Pauls Church, South Benson Baptist Church (historical), Strohmeier Church (historical), Union Baptist Church (historical), Victory Chapel

Dams show all on map

Lock and Dam Number 4, Macklin Mill Dam (historical)

Flats show all on map

Polsgrove Bottom, Scotts Bottom

Hospitals show all on map

Frankfort Regional Medical Center, Frankfort State Hospital

Islands show all on map

Fishtrap Island (historical)

Lakes show all on map

Glass Pond, Silver Lake

Locales show all on map

Arnolds Station (historical), Bailey Mill (historical), Belair Farm (historical), Bells Grove Farm (historical), Benson Flag Station (historical), Brighton Park Mill (historical), Buffalo Trace Distillery, Camp Pleasant (historical), Castlewood Camp, Cedar Creek Mill (historical), Cliffside Railroad Station (historical), Conways Mill (historical), Elkhorn Campground, Elkhorn Mills (historical), Elsinore Railroad Station (historical), Ezra Brooks Distillery (historical), Farmers Store (historical), Foster Tavern (historical), Frankfort Country Club, Frankfort Fish Hatchery, Franklin County Childrens Home (historical), Franklin County Farm (historical), Franklin County Poor House (historical), Franklin Square Shopping Center, Franks Ford (historical), Gores Station (historical), Graben Tavern (historical), Haydons Station (historical), Hoge, Jett Railroad Station (historical), John Major Station (historical), Jones Railroad Station (historical), Kennebec Railroad Station (historical), Kissinger Lead Mines (historical), Kissinger Railroad Station (historical), Lanes Mill, Llangollen Farm (historical), Macklin Mill (historical), Manford Ferry (historical), McDonald Ferry (historical), Moholand, Onan Ferry (historical), Peaks Mill (historical), Polsgrove Landing (historical), Quires Camp (historical), Shady Grove (historical), Silver Lake Farm (historical), Spaghetti Junction, Steadmanville Mill (historical), Trumbo Railroad Station (historical), Valley Farm (historical), Whippoorwill Golf Course, Woodlake Farm (historical)

Military show all on map

Camp Madison (historical), Innes Fort (historical)

Parks show all on map

Amos Kendall Historical Marker, Bibb Burnley House Historical Marker, Buena Vista Historical Marker, Capitol View Park, Celebrity Homes Historical Marker, Civil War Reprisal Historical Marker, First Methodist Church Historical Marker, First Presbyterian Church Historical Marker, Garrard-Crittenden House Historical Marker, Glen Willis Historical Marker, Good Shepherd Church Historical Marker, Hawkeegan Park, John Brown House-Liberty Hall Historical Marker, John J Crittenden House Historical Marker, Juniper Hill Municipal Park, Justice Todd House Historical Marker, Kentucky River Campground, Maklin House Historical Marker, Old State Capitol, Site of the Love House Historical Marker, State Game Farm, Stillwater Campground (historical), Strohmeier Campground (historical), Vest-Lindsey House Historical Marker, W A Wentworth Historical Marker

Populated Places show all on map

Benson, Big Eddy, Bon Air Hills, Bridgeport, Broadville Manor, Bryant, Choateville, Elmville, Elsinore, Evergreen, Farmdale, Flag Fork, Forks of Elkhorn, Fox Gap (historical), Frankfort, Gibbs Road (historical), Glore (historical), Gregory (historical), Harp (historical), Harvieland, Hodge (historical), Honeysuckle (historical), Indian Hills, Jett, Kennebec, Knights (historical), Lucas Lane (historical), Mount Zion (historical), Ottusville, Peaks Mill, Polsgrove, Roberts (historical), Roberts (historical), Scanland Springs Resort (historical), Shadrick Ferry (historical), Slickway, Swallowfield, Switzer, Woodlake

Post Offices show all on map

Bald Knob Post Office (historical), Benson Post Office (historical), Bridgeport Post Office (historical), Elkhorn Post Office (historical), Elmoro Post Office (historical), Elmville Post Office (historical), Farmdale Post Office (historical), Flag Fork Post Office (historical), Flat Creek Post Office (historical), Forks of Elkhorn Post Office (historical), Forsee Post Office (historical), Harp Post Office (historical), Harvieland Post Office (historical), Honeysuckle Post Office (historical), Jett Post Office (historical), Joshua Post Office (historical), Laputa Post Office (historical), Military Institute Post Office (historical), Mouth Of Elkhorn Post Office (historical), Oakley Post Office (historical), Ottusville Post Office (historical), Peaks Mill Post Office (historical), Polsgrove Post Office (historical), Saffle Post Office (historical), Scrabble Post Office (historical), Steadmanville Post Office (historical), Swallowfield Post Office (historical), Switzer Post Office (historical), Tioga Post Office (historical), Woodlake Post Office (historical)

Reservoirs show all on map

Hickory Hill Lake, Wood Lake

Ridges show all on map

Dry Ridge, Pea Ridge, Union Ridge, Vernon Ridge

Schools show all on map

Bald Knob High School, Benson School (historical), Bondurant Middle School, Bridgeport High School (historical), Bryant School (historical), Buck Run School (historical), Choatville School (historical), Chrutcher School (historical), Churches Schoolhouse (historical), Collins Lane Elementary School, DeShon School (historical), East School, Elkhorn Elementary School, Elkhorn Middle School, Evergreen School (historical), Excelsior Institute (historical), Fairview School (historical), Farmdale School (historical), Flat Creek School (historical), Fox Gap School (historical), Frankfort County High School, Frankfort State School, Glore School (historical), Harvieland School (historical), Holmes Saint School, Kentucky State University, Mount Vernon School (historical), Murray Street School, Oakland School (historical), Roberts School (historical), School Number Eleven (historical), School Number Forty (historical), School Number Forty-One (historical), School Number Nine (historical), School Number Seventeen (historical), School Number Thirty (historical), School Number Thirty-Eight (historical), School Number Thirty-five (historical), School Number Thirty-four (historical), School Number Thirty-Nine (historical), School Number Thirty-Six (historical), School Number Thirty-Three (historical), School Number Twelve (historical), School Number Twenty (historical), School Number Twenty-Four (historical), Sheets School Number Fifteen (historical), Stony Creek School (historical), Thorn Hill School, Throne Grove School (historical), White School (historical), Wilkinson Street School

Springs show all on map

Arnold Spring (historical), Barbeque Spring (historical), Cave Spring (historical), Cave Spring (historical), Colemans Spring (historical), Cove Spring (historical), Dripping Spring (historical), Favorite Spring (historical), Kennebec Spring (historical), Locust Grove Spring (historical), Pond Spring (historical), Roaring Spring, Saint Johns Spring (historical), White Sulpher Spring (historical)

Streams show all on map

Armstrong Branch, Bark Branch, Barrel Branch, Benson Creek, Big John Branch, Boone Branch, Brighton Branch, Buck Run, Buffins Branch, Cedar Run, Claxton Branch Sulphur Lick Creek, Davis Branch, Dutch Fork, Duvall Branch, Elkhorn Creek, Flag Branch, Flat Creek, Glenns Creek, Goose Creek, Gregory Branch, Grindstone Creek, Hall Branch, Hickman Branch South Elkhorn Creek, Jones Lane Branch, Julius Branch, Little Benson Creek, Long Branch, Marshall Branch, North Benson Creek, North Elkhorn Creek, North Fork North Benson Creek, Oakland Branch, Parks Branch Flat Creek, Penitentiary Branch, Pleasant Branch, Quire Branch, Rocky Branch, Scrabble Creek, Sebree Branch, Settles Branch, Slickway Branch, South Benson Creek, South Elkhorn Creek, Steeles Branch, Stonelick Creek, Stony Creek, Student Branch, Sudduth Branch, Sulphur Lick Creek, Taylor Branch, Tucker Creek, Vaughn Branch, White Oak Creek, Willow Branch, Yeatmans Branch

Summits show all on map

Bald Knob, Buttimer Hill, Fort Hill, Hickman Hill, Indian Gap Hill, Locust Hill, Poplar Hill, Stoney Creek Hill, The Backbone

Towers show all on map

WFKY-AM (Frankfort), WKED-AM (Frankfort), WKED-FM (Frankfort), WKYW-FM (Frankfort), WVBA-FM (Frankfort)

Valleys show all on map

Steamboat Hollow,

Franklin County, Kentucky Population By Race (2012 estimate)
Race	Population
White	41,923
Black	5,543
Mixed	1,088
Asian	791
American Indian	148
Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0

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