Frankfort, Ohio
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Concord Township. It lies in ZIP code area 45628. It stands on Oldtown Run. The Survey maps it on the Frankfort quadrangle. 1,084 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 738 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresFrankfort grew from 1,064 to 1,084 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,064 | |
| 2020 | 1,084 | +20 (+2%) |
Then and now
1912 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 74 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
13 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.
- 1912 USGS Roxabell quadrangle1:62500
- 1914 USGS Roxabell quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Roxabell quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Frankfort quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Frankfort quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Frankfort quadrangle1:24000
- 1962 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Hillsboro quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Hillsboro quadrangle1:100000
Fires nearby
2 since 2009The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Frankfort between 2009 and 2016, burning about 2 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 March 2009 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 March 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 4948 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected nearby
12 of 808 shownMuseums hold 808 specimens collected within 10 miles of Frankfort between 1895 and 1975: 670 Animalia, 75 Fungi, 60 Plantae, 2 Protozoa, 1 Unrecorded. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. Spreitzer & W. LeGrande, Alexander, R.D., Allen, J. (John) and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.
| Image | Species | Year | Collected by | Where, as recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Puccinia flosculosorum Röhl., 1813 | 1895 | F. L. S. | Ross County |
![]() | Puccinia tanaceti DC. | 1895 | F. L. Stevens | Ross County |
![]() | Puccinia violae (Schumach.) DC. | 1895 | F. L. Stevens | Ross County |
![]() | Elanoides forficatus forficatus (Linnaeus, 1758) | 1898 | Seip, J. (John) | Near Chillicothe, Ross, Ohio, USA |
![]() | Heterosternuta wickhami (Zaitzev, 1908) | 1898 | Scott O'Dee | |
![]() | Lophodytes cucullatus (Linnaeus, 1758) | 1901 | not recorded | Ross, Ohio, USA |
![]() | Lophophanes Kaup, 1829 | 1901 | Henninger, W. F. (Walther Frederick) | Ross, Ohio, USA |
![]() | Clitocybe cartilaginea (Bull.) Bres. | 1902 | Hard, Miron | Chillicoth |
| Cantharellus floccosus Schwein. | 1903 | Hard, Miron | Chilicothe | |
| Favolus europaeus Fr. | 1903 | Hard, Miron | Chillicoth | |
![]() | Panus torulosus (Pers.) Fr. | 1903 | Hard, Miron; Troyer, A | Chillicoth |
![]() | Clitocybe (Fr.) Staude, 1857 | 1905 | Hard, Miron | Chillocothe |
All 808 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries nearby
2 within 5 milesThe federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Frankfort: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuller Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Fuller Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms nearby
31 since 1994The National Weather Service names Frankfort in 31 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 10 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 7 flood, 5 flash flood. The reports record 1 death and 2 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1996 | Lightning | Frankfort | 1 killed, 2 hurt, $50,000 | no account filed |
| March 2023 | Tornado (EF0) | Frankfort | $15,000 | This short-lived tornado is believed to have touched down just to the southwest of Adena Middle/High School, west of County Road 550. Several trees were uprooted along a tree line approximately 750 yards to the west of County Road 550, with additional minor tree damage closer to the road near a commercial property.||On the east side of County Road 550, several other trees were uprooted or snapped along the southern portion of Climer Lane, closest to the school grounds. A video near this location appeared to show a short-lived tornadic circulation moving approximately southwest to northeast between Climer Lane and the school grounds. Tree damage was a bit more extensive toward the southern parts of the properties on Climer Lane toward the athletic fields. Here, a concession stand suffered minor roof damage and a chain-linked fence was damaged as well.||The tornado is believed to have tracked a bit further to the northeast, damaging a barn/outbuilding structure near the cul-de-sac of Climer Lane before dissipating. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frankfort | $15,000 | Several power poles and trees were reported down due to damaging thunderstorm winds. A camper was also damaged due to the winds. |
| May 2011 | Flash Flood | Frankfort | $15,000 | Twenty residents were evacuated from their homes and two people were rescued from vehicles due to flash flooding. |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frankfort | $8,000 | Trees and large limbs were downed. A metal roof was blown off of a shed. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frankfort | $5,000 | Two trees fell down, one fell on a house. |
| October 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frankfort | $5,000 | A tree fell on a house in Frankfort due to thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2001 | Flash Flood | Frankfort | $5,000 | Heavy rainfall flooded U.S. 35 around Frankfort. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frankfort | $5,000 | Trees and power lines downed. |
| May 2000 | Flash Flood | Frankfort | $5,000 | Heavy rainfall caused several roads to be closed. |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frankfort | $3,000 | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Flash Flood | Frankfort | $2,000 | Several roads were closed due to heavy rainfall. |
| May 2011 | Flood | Frankfort | $2,000 | Multiple roads were closed due to high waters. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frankfort | $1,000 | A tree was downed. |
| July 2025 | Flood | Frankfort | - | Crawford Road was closed due to high standing water. |
| July 2025 | Flood | Frankfort | - | U.S. Route 35 had standing water covering a portion of the roadway. Banks were full on both sides of the highway. |
| September 2024 | Flood | Frankfort | - | High water was reported in several low lying areas across Ross County. |
| July 2021 | Flood | Frankfort | - | One lane of a road was closed due to high water from a flooded culvert. |
| June 2018 | Flood | Frankfort | - | High water was reported over a road. |
| May 2012 | Flood | Frankfort | - | A couple of roads were closed in the area due to high water caused by heavy rainfall. |
| May 2001 | Flash Flood | Frankfort | - | Roads flooded |
| June 1994 | Hail | Frankfort | - | Trees were downed. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Frankfort | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Frankfort | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Frankfort | - | no account filed |
| March 2011 | Hail | Frankfort | - | no account filed |
| March 2011 | Hail | Frankfort | - | no account filed |
| September 2010 | Hail | Frankfort | - | no account filed |
| April 2010 | Hail | Frankfort | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Frankfort | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Frankfort | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roxabell | 1.2 miles | 13 | |
| Musselman | 3.1 miles | 11 | |
| Austin | 3.3 miles | 13 | |
| Lattaville | 3.9 miles | 11 | |
| Sulphur Lick | 4.3 miles | 14 | |
| Greenland | 4.4 miles | 14 | |
| Maple Grove | 4.5 miles | 14 | |
| Harper | 5.0 miles | 13 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Frankfort | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2414606 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1064673. 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.
Specimens. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), https://www.gbif.org/. Only records licensed CC0 or CC BY are used. Records licensed CC BY-NC are excluded because this site carries advertising. Images are checked individually and any whose licence is non-commercial, no-derivatives or unreadable is refused.
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.






















