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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Flat Rock had a population of 151 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Flat Rock had a population of 305 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Flat Rock, with the one closest to Flat Rock listed first.

  • Morea
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morea have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morea
    • Morea is located in Crawford County
  • Duncanville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Birds
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Villas
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Villas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villas
    • Villas is located in Crawford County
  • Heathsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • New Hebron
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Westport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
    • Westport is located in Lawrence County
  • Pinkstaff
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinkstaff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkstaff
    • Pinkstaff is located in Lawrence County
  • Richwoods
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
    • Richwoods is located in Crawford County
  • Palestine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Gordon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Robinson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
    • Robinson is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,271 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robinson <3>
  • Hardinville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Russellville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Riverton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
    • Riverton is located in Sullivan County (IN)
  • Stoy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoy
    • Stoy is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoy <3>
  • Landes
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Chauncey
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chauncey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
    • Chauncey is located in Lawrence County
  • Trimble
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Trimble. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
    • Trimble is located in Crawford County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Trimble
    • From Flat Rock to Trimble
  • Lawrenceville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrenceville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
    • Lawrenceville is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,380 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceville <3>
  • Busseron
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Busseron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busseron
    • Busseron is located in Knox County (IN)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Busseron
    • From Flat Rock to Busseron
  • Oaktown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oaktown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktown
    • Oaktown is located in Knox County (IN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oaktown <3>
  • Merom
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Bridgeport
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Emison
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emison
    • Emison is located in Knox County (IN)

Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Flat Rock. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.




 

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