Frankfort, Kentucky

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Louisville-Jefferson County. It is located about 45 miles [72 km] to the west of Frankfort and has a population of 552,335 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Lexington-Fayette. It is located about 24 miles [38 km] to the southeast of Frankfort and has a population of 260,512 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Clarksville (IN)	W	49 mi [78.9 km]	21,873	2.21% increase
	Jeffersonville (IN)	W	46 mi [74 km]	30,479	11.39% increase
	Madison (IN)	NW	48 mi [77.2 km]	12,716	5.93% increase
	Bardstown	SW	41 mi [66 km]	11,242	8.37% increase
	Danville	S	38 mi [61.2 km]	15,524	0.3% increase
	Georgetown	E	17 mi [27.36 km]	21,589	19.41% increase
	Jeffersontown	W	38 mi [61.2 km]	26,226	1.53% decrease
	Louisville	W	47 mi [75.6 km]	---
	Lyndon	W	39 mi [62.8 km]	11,242	19.99% increase
	Nicholasville	SE	26 mi [41.84 km]	26,444	34.37% increase
	Paris	E	32 mi [51.5 km]	9,286	1.12% increase
	Richmond	SE	44 mi [70.8 km]	32,895	21.15% increase
	Saint Matthews	W	42 mi [67.6 km]	18,709	18.02% increase
	Shelbyville	W	19 mi [30.58 km]	11,294	11.99% increase
	Winchester	E	38 mi [61.2 km]	16,598	0.75% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Anderson City	SW	15 mi [24.14 km]	---
	Clay Village	W	13 mi [20.92 km]	---
	Dixon Town	SE	20 mi [32.19 km]	---
	Eminence	NW	20 mi [32.19 km]	2,216	0.67% decrease
	Gratz	N	19 mi [30.58 km]	95	6.74% increase
	Hunter Town	SE	14 mi [22.53 km]	---
	Lawrenceburg	S	11 mi [17.7 km]	9,978	10.69% increase
	Midway	E	10 mi [16.09 km]	1,604	0.99% decrease
	Monterey	N	15 mi [24.14 km]	177	5.99% increase
	New Castle	NW	23 mi [37.01 km]	909	1.09% decrease
	Pleasureville	NW	17 mi [27.36 km]	874	0.58% increase
	Sadieville	NE	22 mi [35.41 km]	319	21.29% increase
	Stamping Ground	NE	11 mi [17.7 km]	678	19.79% increase
	Versailles	SE	12 mi [19.31 km]	7,828	4.22% increase
	Woodford Village	SE	12 mi [19.31 km]	---

Franklin County

Frankfort is located in Franklin County and is the county seat.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Franklin: Anderson, Henry, Owen, Scott, Shelby and Woodford.

While not sharing a border with Franklin, the following counties are close to Frankfort: Fayette, Mercer and Spencer.

Below are counties that are near Frankfort (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Frankfort:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Frankfort
	Clark County (IN)	NW	Bethlehem (IN)	38 miles [61 km]
	Switzerland County (IN)	NW	Lamb (IN)	38 miles [61 km]
	Anderson County	S	Ninevah	7 miles [11 km]
	Bourbon County	E	Centerville	25 miles [40 km]
	Boyle County	S	Faulconer	33 miles [53 km]
	Bullitt County	W	Whitfield	33 miles [53 km]
	Carroll County	N	Worthville	30 miles [48 km]
	Clark County	SE	Pine Grove	32 miles [51 km]
	Fayette County	SE	Elk Chester	15 miles [24 km]
	Gallatin County	N	Sparta	34 miles [54 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Kentucky<3>

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