Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Flat Rock (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Flat Rock. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Flat Rock ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Another variation: Flatrock.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Flat Rock. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Flat Rock.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Flat Rock is located in Conecuh County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Conecuh County: Butler, Covington, Escambia & Monroe.
Below are the counties that are near Flat Rock. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Flat Rock:
- Conecuh County (The home county of Flat Rock)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Rock, with the one closest to Flat Rock listed first.
- Wilcox
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wilcox is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox
- Old Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Old Town is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Rabb
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rabb is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabb
- Owassa
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Owassa is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owassa
- Centerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Mount Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Union is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Evergreen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jay Villa ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jay Villa is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay Villa
- Nymph
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nymph is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nymph
- Paul
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Paul is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
- Sparta ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sparta is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta has also been known as:
- Old Sparta
- Johnsonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Johnsonville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Rock, with the one closest to Flat Rock listed first.
- Garland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Garland is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- McKenzie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Georgiana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Starlington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Starlington is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlington
- Chapman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chapman is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Industry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Industry is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
- Oaky Streak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Oaky Streak is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaky Streak
- Bolling
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bolling is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolling
- Shacklesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Shacklesville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shacklesville
- Forest Home
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Greenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Covington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Rock, with the one closest to Flat Rock listed first.
- Red Level
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Red Level is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- River Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- River Falls is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Gantt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Gantt is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Heath
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Heath is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Andalusia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Carolina
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Carolina is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Antioch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Antioch is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Libertyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Libertyville is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Sanford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sanford is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Rose Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Crenshaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Rock, with the one closest to Flat Rock listed first.
- Leon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Leon is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Merrill Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Merrill Mill is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Mill
- Dozier
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Escambia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Rock, with the one closest to Flat Rock listed first.
- Roberts
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Roberts is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Brewton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Brewton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Rock, with the one closest to Flat Rock listed first.
- Burnt Corn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Burnt Corn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Corn
- Pine Orchard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Orchard is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
- Tunnel Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tunnel Springs is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Springs
- Former name for Tunnel Springs:
- Kempsville
- Peterman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Peterman is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterman
- Pineville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pineville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
- Beatrice
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Natchez
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Natchez is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchez
- Monroeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ollie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ollie is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ollie
- Lovan ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lovan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovan
- Excel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Excel is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
- Wilcox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Rock, with the one closest to Flat Rock listed first.
- Awin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Awin is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Awin
- Pine Apple
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pine Apple is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Apple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- McWilliams
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- McWilliams is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams
- Schuster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Schuster is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuster
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Flat Rock, see our County-by-County Page for Flat Rock.
Cemeteries Near Flat Rock ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Flat Rock.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Flat Rock - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Flat Rock covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Flat Rock, with the one closest to Flat Rock listed first.
- Jones Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brown Beasley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rabb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Herbert Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- McClure Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Second Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (229 more) ...
- Garland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pressley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Flat Rock in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Flat Rock.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Flat Rock, with the one closest to Flat Rock listed first.
- Wilcox
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wilcox is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox
- Garland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Garland is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Evergreen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Union is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Jay Villa ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jay Villa is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay Villa
- Cohassett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cohassett is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohassett
- Bowles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bowles is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowles
- Sparta ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sparta is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta has also been known as:
- Old Sparta
- Georgiana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Red Level
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Red Level is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Vera Cruz ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Vera Cruz is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
- Shell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shell is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Starlington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Starlington is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlington
- Chapman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chapman is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Brooklyn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Brooklyn is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Flat Rock. See our List of 1890's Communities around Flat Rock.
Newspapers Published in Flat Rock ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Flat Rock.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Flat Rock, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Flat Rock.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Flat Rock:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Conecuh County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Covington County
- Crenshaw County
- Escambia County
- Monroe County
- Wilcox County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Flat Rock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Flat Rock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |