Welcome to Flat Creek ...

Flat Creek is located in the Idaho Panhandle.

Flat Creek is located in Benewah County<1>.

The location of Flat Creek has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

A typical abbreviation for Flat Creek: Flat Crk. (or less commonly used: Flat Ck. or Flat Cr.)

Flat Creek is 3,000 feet [914 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Flat Creek is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Flat Creek lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Flat Creek, you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area codes for Flat Creek: (208) and (986)<4>

Communities Also Named Flat Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Flat Creek - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia, Georgia (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, New York (2), North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Flat Creek.

Communities near Flat Creek ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Flat Creek.

• Saint Maries
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Maries have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Maries
  • Saint Maries is located in Benewah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,465 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Maries <5>
• Harrison
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
  • Harrison is located in Kootenai County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <5>
• Chatcolet
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatcolet
  • Chatcolet is located in Benewah County
• Parkline
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkline have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkline
  • Parkline is located in Benewah County
• Santa
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa
  • Santa is located in Benewah County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa <5>
• Emida
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emida
  • Emida is located in Benewah County
• Fernwood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fernwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood
  • Fernwood is located in Benewah County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fernwood <5>
• Emerald Creek
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Creek
  • Emerald Creek is located in Shoshone County
• Calder
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calder
  • Calder is located in Shoshone County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calder <5>
• Conkling Park
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conkling Park
  • Conkling Park is located in Kootenai County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Flat Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Flat Creek.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Flat Creek. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Flat Creek.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Flat Creek. See our Newspapers Page for Flat Creek.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Flat Creek ...

Looking for more information about Flat Creek? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Flat Creek, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Flat Creek.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Flat Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/