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Franklin

Franklin County is a county located in the U.S. state of . As of the 2020 census, the population was 51,541, making it the second-least populous capital county in the after .
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  • Type: County with 51,500 residents
  • Description: county in Kentucky, United States
  • Also known as: “Franklin County”, “Franklin County, Kentucky”, and “Franklin County, KY”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Buffalo Trace Distillery.

Distillery
Photo: Kaplansa, Public domain.
is a distillery in , United States, owned by the Sazerac Company. It has historically been known by several names, including the George T.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Frankfort.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
is the capital of . Downtown is characterized by charismatic, old-fashioned, antebellum style buildings holding shops, cafes, restaurants and museums.

Franklin

Latitude
38.252° or 38° 15′ 7″ north
Longitude
-84.8634° or 84° 51′ 48″ west
Population
51,500
Elevation
699 feet (213 metres)
Open location code
86CQ742P+RJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 316959003
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­county
Geo­Names ID
4292202
Wiki­data ID
Q491919
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Western Panjabi—“Franklin” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Franklin County”
  • Arabic: “مقاطعة فرانكلن”
  • Arabic: “مقاطعه فرانكلن، كنتاكي”
  • Armenian: “Ֆրանկլին շրջան”
  • Asturian: “condáu de Franklin”
  • Azerbaijani: “Franklin qraflığı”
  • Basque: “Franklin konderria”
  • Bavarian: “Franklin County, Kentucky”
  • Bavarian: “Franklin County”
  • Bishnupriya: “ফ্রাঙ্কলিন কাউন্টি, কেন্টাকি”
  • Bishnupriya: “ফ্রাঙ্কলিন কাউন্টি”
  • Bulgarian: “Франклин”
  • Catalan: “comtat de Franklin”
  • Cebuano: “Franklin County”
  • Central Kurdish: “فرانکڵین کاونتی، کنتاکی”
  • Chechen: “Франклин (гуо, Кентукки)”
  • Chechen: “Франклин”
  • Chinese: “Franklin Kūn”
  • Chinese: “富兰克林县”
  • Chinese: “富蘭克林縣”
  • Czech: “Franklin County”
  • Dutch: “Franklin County”
  • Esperanto: “Kantono Franklin”
  • Estonian: “Franklini maakond”
  • Finnish: “Franklinin piirikunta”
  • French: “comté de Franklin”
  • French: “Comté de Franklin”
  • Ganda: “Franklin County, Kentucky”
  • Ganda: “Franklin County”
  • Georgian: “ფრანკლინის ოლქი”
  • German: “Franklin County”
  • Gilaki: “فرانکلین ٚ شأرستان (کنتاکي)”
  • Gilaki: “فرانکلین ٚ شأرستان”
  • Greek: “κομητεία Φράνκλιν”
  • Greek: “Κομητεία Φράνκλιν”
  • Hebrew: “פרנקלין”
  • Hungarian: “Franklin megye”
  • Irish: “Contae Franklin”
  • Italian: “contea di Franklin”
  • Italian: “Contea di Franklin”
  • Japanese: “フランクリン郡”
  • Korean: “프랭클린군”
  • Low German: “Franklin County”
  • Mazanderani: “فرانکلین شهرستان”
  • Min Dong Chinese: “Franklin Gông”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Franklin Kūn”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Franklin County i Kentucky”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Franklin County”
  • Norwegian: “Franklin County”
  • Persian: “شهرستان فرانکلین، کنتاکی”
  • Persian: “شهرستان فرانکلین”
  • Polish: “Hrabstwo Franklin”
  • Portuguese: “Condado de Franklin”
  • Romanian: “Comitatul Franklin, Kentucky”
  • Romanian: “Comitatul Franklin”
  • Russian: “Франклин”
  • Sardinian: “contea de Franklin”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Franklin County”
  • Serbian: “Округ Френклин”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Franklin County, Kentucky”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Franklin County”
  • Slovenian: “Franklin County”
  • Slovenian: “Okrožje Franklin”
  • Spanish: “Condado de Franklin (Kentucky)”
  • Spanish: “Condado de Franklin”
  • Swedish: “Franklin County, Kentucky”
  • Swedish: “Franklin County”
  • Tatar: “Франклин (округ, Кентуки)”
  • Tatar: “Франклин”
  • Tumbuka: “Franklin County, Kentucky”
  • Tumbuka: “Franklin County”
  • Turkish: “Franklin County, Kentucky”
  • Turkish: “Franklin County, Ky.”
  • Turkish: “Franklin County, KY”
  • Turkish: “Franklin County”
  • Turkish: “Franklin ilçesi, Kentucky”
  • Turkish: “Franklin ilçesi, Ky.”
  • Turkish: “Franklin ilçesi, KY”
  • Turkish: “Franklin ilçesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Франклін”
  • Urdu: “فرینکلن کاؤنٹی، کینٹکی”
  • Urdu: “فرینکلن کاؤنٹی”
  • Venetian: “contea de Franklin”
  • Vietnamese: “Quận Franklin, Kentucky”
  • Vietnamese: “Quận Franklin”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Condado han Franklin, Kentucky”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Condado han Franklin”
  • Welsh: “Franklin County, Kentucky”
  • Welsh: “Franklin County”
  • Western Panjabi: “فرینکلن کاؤنٹی، کینٹکی”
  • Western Panjabi: “فرینکلن کاؤنٹی”

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Franklin”.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Harvieland and Indian Hills.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Poplar Hill and Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery.

Kentucky: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Frankfort, Louisville, Lexington, and Bowling Green.

Curious Places to Discover

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