Welcome to Flat Fork ...
Flat Fork is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).
Flat Fork is located in Shelby County<1>.
The location of Flat Fork 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 Fork, you might consider that their post office opened in 1909.
A typical abbreviation for Flat Fork: Flat Frk.
Flat Fork is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Flat Fork lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Flat Fork is located in the (936) area code.
Communities Also Named Flat Fork ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Flat Fork - it's located in Kentucky.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Flat Fork.
Communities near Flat Fork ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Flat Fork.
- Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Center is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,043 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center <4>
- Logansport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Logansport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansport
- Logansport is located in De Soto Parish (LA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logansport <4>
- Tenaha
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenaha
- Tenaha is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tenaha <4>
- Timpson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timpson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timpson
- Timpson is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,130 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timpson <4>
- Garrison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Garrison is located in Nacogdoches County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 869 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garrison <4>
- Joaquin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joaquin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joaquin
- Joaquin is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joaquin <4>
- Gary City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary City
- Gary City is located in Panola County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gary City <4>
- Stanley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Africa ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Woods
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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 Fork. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Flat Fork.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Flat Fork. 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 Fork.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Flat Fork. See our Newspapers Page for Flat Fork.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Flat Fork ...
Looking for more information about Flat Fork? 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 Fork, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Flat Fork.
Adding Flat Fork to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Flat Fork 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 Fork was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Flat Fork post office opened in 1909.
We also found Flat Fork on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1920.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Flat Fork.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Flat Fork. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Shelby, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Flat Fork - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |