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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Muscogee County.
To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Muscogee County: Lee (AL), Russell (AL), Chattahoochee, Harris & Talbot.
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:
- Muscogee 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.
- Midland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Branton Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Branton Woods is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,961 people
- Glenns
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Glenns is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,020 people
- Lincoln Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Hills is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Hills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 833 people
- Fortson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- East Edgewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Edgewood is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Edgewood
- Estimated population in 2019: 569 people
- Hilton Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hilton Heights is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Heights
- Estimated population in 2018: 324 people
- Maridale Estates
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Maridale Estates is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maridale Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 60,867 people
- Twin Chapel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Twin Chapel is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Chapel
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,701 people
- Upatoi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sunset Terrace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sunset Terrace is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Terrace
- Population from the 2010 Census: 846 people
- Saint Marys Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Marys Hills is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 18,567 people
- Chattahoochee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Rock, with the one closest to Flat Rock listed first.
- Ochillee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ochillee is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochillee
- Estimated population in 2019: 680 people
- Heineburg Village ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Heineburg Village is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heineburg Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,893 people
- Central Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Central Springs is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Springs
- Fort Benning
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Halloca ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Halloca is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halloca
- Cusseta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ida Vesper
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ida Vesper is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida Vesper
- Estimated population in 2019: 439 people
- Harris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Rock, with the one closest to Flat Rock listed first.
- Ellerslie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cataula
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Waverly Hall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mountain Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Hill is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 11,554 people
- Pine Mountain Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Shiloh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Lake is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
- Mountainbrook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mountainbrook is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainbrook
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,108 people
- Pine Mountain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Rock, with the one closest to Flat Rock listed first.
- Juniper
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Juniper is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper
- Glen Alta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Alta is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alta
- Buena Vista
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tazewell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tazewell is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
- Meriwether County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Rock, with the one closest to Flat Rock listed first.
- Manchester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Warm Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bullochville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bullochville is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullochville
- Chalybeate Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Harris City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Harris City is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- Stewart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Rock, with the one closest to Flat Rock listed first.
- Louvale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Omaha
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Rock, with the one closest to Flat Rock listed first.
- Box Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Geneva
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Talbotton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Flint Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Flint Hill is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Belleview
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Belleview is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Junction City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Woodland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Rock, with the one closest to Flat Rock listed first.
- Norwich
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Norwich is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
- Estimated population in 2019: 222 people
- Mauk
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Howard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Howard is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Troup County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Rock, with the one closest to Flat Rock listed first.
- Pioneer Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pioneer Village is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- West Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- North West Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- North West Point is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North West Point
- Chambers County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Rock, with the one closest to Flat Rock listed first.
- Osanippa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Osanippa is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osanippa
- River View
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- River View is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Eady City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eady City is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eady City
- Plant City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plant City is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant City
- Huguley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Huguley is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguley
- Lanett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cusseta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lee County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Rock, with the one closest to Flat Rock listed first.
- Smith's Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Smith's Station is located in Lee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith's Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,804 people
- Bleecker
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bleecker is located in Lee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bleecker
- Blanton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Blanton is located in Lee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Prince Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Prince Crossroads is located in Lee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Crossroads
- Salem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Chewacla
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Chewacla is located in Lee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewacla
- Beauregard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Beauregard is located in Lee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Marvyn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Marvyn is located in Lee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvyn
- Opelika
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Russell County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Rock, with the one closest to Flat Rock listed first.
- Phenix City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fontaine Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fontaine Village is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontaine Village
- Ladonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ladonia is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladonia
- Fort Mitchell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Crawford is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Oswichee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Oswichee is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswichee
- Hugley
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hugley is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugley
- Holy Trinity
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Holy Trinity is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity
- Seale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Loflin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Loflin is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loflin
- Cottonton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cottonton is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonton
- Hatchechubbee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hatchechubbee is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchechubbee
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.
- Russel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jenkin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pierce Chapel African American Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Parkhill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkhill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Parkhill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Columbus.
- The Parkhill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Park Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #36127 <2>
- Willis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Green Acres Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Water Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mealing Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Greater Beallwood Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Patrick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- McFarlan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (266 more) ...
- Ellerslie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rehobeth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Crawford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Flat Rock had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Flat Rock, with the one closest to Flat Rock listed first.
- Schatulga
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Schatulga is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schatulga
- Midland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fortson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ellerslie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Upatoi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cataula
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Columbus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Muscogee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Muscogee is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscogee
- Bayard ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bayard is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Ossahatchie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ossahatchie is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossahatchie
- Esquiline ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Esquiline is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esquiline
- Mulberry Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mulberry Grove is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Grove
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Girard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Girard is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
- Ochillee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ochillee is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochillee
- Estimated population in 2019: 680 people
- Eelbeck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eelbeck is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eelbeck
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.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Georgia
- Pages specific to Muscogee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chattahoochee County
- Harris County
- Marion County
- Meriwether County
- Stewart County
- Talbot County
- Taylor County
- Troup County
- Chambers County
- Lee County
- Russell County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
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> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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. |