Welcome to Flat Creek ...

Flat Creek is located in Bedford County<1>.

The location of Flat Creek 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 Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

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

Flat Creek is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Flat Creek is located in the (931) area code.

Communities Also Named Flat Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Tennessee communities named Flat Creek: This one is located in Bedford County and the other is located in Overton County.

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

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.

• Shelbyville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
  • Shelbyville is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,326 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbyville <4>
• Tullahoma
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tullahoma
  • Tullahoma is located in Coffee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,790 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tullahoma <4>
• Manchester
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Coffee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <4>
• Fayetteville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
  • Fayetteville is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,009 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <4>
• Lynchburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynchburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
  • Lynchburg is located in Moore County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynchburg <4>
• Gattistown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gattistown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattistown
  • Gattistown is located in Lincoln County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 4,158 people
• Southgate Park
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southgate Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Park
  • Southgate Park is located in Coffee County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,284 people
• Estill Springs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estill Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estill Springs
  • Estill Springs is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estill Springs <4>
• Unionville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
  • Unionville is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,368 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unionville <4>
• Wartrace
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartrace
  • Wartrace is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wartrace <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 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.

Adding Flat Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Flat Creek 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 Creek was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Flat Creek on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Tennessee (1888).

For more details, see References and Mentions 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 Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/