Welcome to Flat River ...

The city of Flat River is located in Saint Francois County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Flat River, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1867.

A typical abbreviation for Flat River: Flat Riv.

Flat River is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Flat River lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Flat River lies within the (573) area code.

Communities Also Named Flat River ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Flat River - they are located in North Carolina and Prince Edward Island.

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

Communities near Flat River ...

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

• Farmington
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
  • Farmington is located in Saint Francois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,674 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington <4>
• Bonne Terre
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonne Terre have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonne Terre
  • Bonne Terre is located in Saint Francois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,824 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonne Terre <4>
• Potosi
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi
  • Potosi is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Potosi <4>
• Bismarck
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck
  • Bismarck is located in Saint Francois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,469 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bismarck <4>
• Ironton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ironton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
  • Ironton is located in Iron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,386 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ironton <4>
• Leadwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leadwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadwood
  • Leadwood is located in Saint Francois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,158 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leadwood <4>
• Olympian Village
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olympian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympian Village
  • Olympian Village is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
• Iron Mountain Lake
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Mountain Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Mountain Lake
  • Iron Mountain Lake is located in Saint Francois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
• Pilot Knob
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilot Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
  • Pilot Knob is located in Iron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pilot Knob <4>
• Bloomsdale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomsdale
  • Bloomsdale is located in Sainte Genevieve County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomsdale <4>

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 River. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Flat River.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Flat River. 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 River.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Flat River. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Flat River.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Flat River ...

Looking for more information about Flat River? 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 River, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Flat River.

Adding Flat River to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Flat River in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Flat River was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Flat River post office opened in 1867.

We also found Flat River in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Flat River.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/