Welcome to Frankfort. As home to the State Capitol, Kentucky State University, award-winning distilleries, thriving businesses, and the picturesque Kentucky River, the culture of our Commonwealth flows through Frankfort.

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The first English explorers began visiting what is now the Frankfort area in the early 1750s; and evidently the name Frankfort is a shortening of "Frank's Ford," after Stephen Frank, a settler who was killed at or near the site in Indian skirmish in 1780.

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The heart of Frankfort sits in the Kentucky River valley, on an S-bend in the river near the western edge of the inner Bluegrass Region of the state. As a young man, Henry Clay famously compared Frankfort's geography to an "inverted hat," saying that "Frankfort is the body of the hat, and the lands adjacent are the brim."

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City Clerks are appointed city officials. The City Clerk holds the Seal of the City along with their many duties. Learn more about the responsibilities and duties of the City Clerk for the City of Frankfort.

Questions please contact Alex Cunningham at 502-875-8575 or email [email protected].

Electrical Inspections within the City of Frankfort are conducted through Franklin County Planning, Zoning, & Building Code Enforcement - 502.875.8701.