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Frankfort

Ghost town · Montgomery County, Iowa

Red Oak North quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1978, 1:24,000)
Red Oak North quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1978, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Frankfort is a ghost town in Montgomery County, Iowa. It is one of 3 former communities in Montgomery County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 35th among the 79 Iowa counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Frankfort as a historical populated place on the Red Oak North topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 41.0328° N, 95.1342° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRed Oak North
Elevation1,289 ft
Nearest living townStanton, IA
Distance to it3.9 miles
GNIS feature ID465483
Coordinates41.03277, -95.13416

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What's there now

Frankfort is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Stanton, IA (population 670), about 3.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,289 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Frankfort?

Frankfort is in Montgomery County, Iowa, at 41.0328, -95.1342.

How many ghost towns are in Montgomery County?

Montgomery County, Iowa has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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