Do you know of Flake ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Flake. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Flake.<1>

Our sources for Flake (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Flake other than they indicate that Flake would be found somewhere in DeKalb County, Georgia.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1883 and closed  in 1901.

Communities Also Named Flake ...

We found one communities that share the name Flake.

Within Georgia, the name Flake is unique.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Flake in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Ontario
    • Please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Flake.

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Flake ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Flake:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Flake - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

Map from 1899 (unknown title/publisher)

Rand McNally Map of Georgia (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

More Orphans in  DeKalb County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in DeKalb County.