Welcome to Flat Ridge ...

Flat Ridge is located in Guernsey County<1>.

The location of Flat Ridge 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 Ridge, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

A typical abbreviation for Flat Ridge: Flat Rdg. (or less commonly used: Flat Rdge. or Flat Ridg.)

Flat Ridge is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Flat Ridge lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Flat Ridge: (740)

Communities Also Named Flat Ridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Flat Ridge - it's located in Virginia.

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

Communities near Flat Ridge ...

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

• Coshocton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coshocton
  • Coshocton is located in Coshocton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coshocton <4>
• Cambridge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
  • Cambridge is located in Guernsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge <4>
• Newcomerstown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomerstown
  • Newcomerstown is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newcomerstown <4>
• Byesville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byesville
  • Byesville is located in Guernsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byesville <4>
• West Lafayette
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Lafayette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lafayette
  • West Lafayette is located in Coshocton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Lafayette <4>
• New Concord
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Concord
  • New Concord is located in Muskingum County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,165 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Concord <4>
• Dresden
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
  • Dresden is located in Muskingum County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dresden <4>
• Port Washington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Washington
  • Port Washington is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Washington <4>
• Senecaville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Senecaville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senecaville
  • Senecaville is located in Guernsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Senecaville <4>
• Pleasant City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant City
  • Pleasant City is located in Guernsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant City <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 Ridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Flat Ridge.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Flat Ridge ...

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

Adding Flat Ridge to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Flat Ridge 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 Ridge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Flat Ridge post office opened in 1872.

We also found Flat Ridge in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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