Frankfort, Alabama
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1925 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Russellville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35653. The Survey maps it on the Frankfort quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 19 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1925 USGS Barton quadrangle1:62500
- 1926 USGS Barton quadrangle1:48000
- 1929 USGS Barton quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1936 USGS Frankfort quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Frankfort quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Tuscumbia quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
96 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 96 fires within 5 miles of Frankfort between 1997 and 2019, burning about 1,016 acres in total. None started naturally. 49 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 49 |
| Debris and open burning | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 11 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190921-7 |
| 21 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 27 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 2000 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 71 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 71 workings within 5 miles of Frankfort: 67 unknowns, 4 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
Storms near this place
3 since 2023Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Frankfort in 3 storm reports between 2023 and 2026: 2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frankfort | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds damaged chicken houses, rooves, and knocked trees down. |
| February 2026 | Hail | Frankfort | - | Half dollar sized hail was estimated from a photo on social media in Frankfort. |
| February 2026 | Hail | Frankfort | - | Golf ball sized hail was estimated from a photo on social media. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Grove | 4.1 miles | 19 | |
| Jonesboro | 4.2 miles | 19 | |
| Fairview | 6.0 miles | 20 | |
| Belgreen | 6.2 miles | 14 | |
| Woodlawn Heights | 6.6 miles | 20 | |
| Guinn Cross Roads | 6.8 miles | 12 | |
| Reedtown | 7.0 miles | 14 | |
| Russellville | 7.1 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 118592. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.









