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Nearest Communities to Flat Rock,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Flat Rock, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Flat Rock:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small village 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.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to 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 checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Flat Rock.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Flat Rock is located in Crawford County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Crawford County: Clark, Jasper, Lawrence, Richland, Knox (IN) & Sullivan (IN).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 207 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Flat Rock. Of these communities, 177 are located in counties other than Crawford County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Flat Rock (which is Crawford County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Flat Rock

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Crawford County   (where Flat Rock resides)
  • Clark County
    • County Website:   https://www.clarkcountyil.org/
    • County Seat for Clark:   Marshall
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Flat Rock   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Flat Rock.
      • York Ferry
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • York Ferry is located in Clark County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Ferry
      • York
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Narrows Ferry
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Narrows Ferry is located in Clark County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows Ferry
      • West Union
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • West Union is located in Clark County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
      • Melrose
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Orange
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Orange is located in Clark County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
      • Walnut Prairie
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Walnut Prairie is located in Clark County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Prairie
      • Moonshine
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Moonshine is located in Clark County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonshine
      • Hogue Town
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Hogue Town is located in Clark County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogue Town
      • Weir
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Weir is located in Clark County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
      • Neadmore
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Neadmore is located in Clark County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neadmore
      • Choctaw
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Choctaw is located in Clark County
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        • Darwin
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Darwin is located in Clark County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
        • Snyder
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Moriah
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Moriah is located in Clark County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moriah
        • Oak Point
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Allright
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Allright is located in Clark County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allright
        • Connelly Ford
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Connelly Ford is located in Clark County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connelly Ford
        • Ernst
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Ernst is located in Clark County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernst
  • Cumberland County
  • Jasper County
    • County Website:   https://jaspercountyillinois.gov/
    • County Seat for Jasper:   Newton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Flat Rock   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Flat Rock.
      • Rafetown
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Rafetown is located in Jasper County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rafetown
      • Sainte Marie
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Willow Hill
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Hunt City
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • West Liberty
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • West Liberty is located in Jasper County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
      • Brookville
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Brookville is located in Jasper County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
      • Boos
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Boos is located in Jasper County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boos
      • Yale
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Advance
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Advance is located in Jasper County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
      • Point Pleasant
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Point Pleasant is located in Jasper County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
      • Falmouth
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Newton
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
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        • Shamrock
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Shamrock is located in Jasper County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
        • Plainfield
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Plainfield is located in Jasper County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
        • Rose Hill
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Hidalgo
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Bogota
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Lawrence County
  • Richland County
  • Wabash County
  • Davies's County
    • County Website:   https://www.daviess.org/
    • County Seat for Davies's:   Washington (IN)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Flat Rock   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Flat Rock.
      • Capehart
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Plainville
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Plainville is located in Davies's County (IN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
      • Graham
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jordan
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Jordan is located in Davies's County (IN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
      • Lettsville
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Lettsville is located in Davies's County (IN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lettsville
      • Maysville
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Maysville is located in Davies's County (IN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
  • Gibson County
  • Greene County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.greene.in.us/
    • County Seat for Greene:   Bloomfield (IN)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Flat Rock   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Flat Rock.
      • White Rose
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Summit
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Summit is located in Greene County (IN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Antioch
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Antioch is located in Greene County (IN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
      • Ellis
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Ellis is located in Greene County (IN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
      • Victoria
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Victoria is located in Greene County (IN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
      • Gilmour
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Linton
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Marco
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Marco is located in Greene County (IN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marco
      • Hoosier
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Vicksburg
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Vicksburg is located in Greene County (IN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksburg
      • Beehunter
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Beehunter is located in Greene County (IN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beehunter
      • Island City
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
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        • Sponsler
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Sponsler is located in Greene County (IN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sponsler
        • Midland Junction
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Midland Junction is located in Greene County (IN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland Junction
        • Midland
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Midland is located in Greene County (IN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
        • Bushrod
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Bushrod is located in Greene County (IN)
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        • Ilene
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Ilene is located in Greene County (IN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilene
  • Knox County
    • County Website:   https://knoxcounty.in.gov/
    • County Seat for Knox:   Vincennes (IN)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Flat Rock   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Flat Rock.
      • Busseron
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Oaktown
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Emison
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Emison is located in Knox County (IN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emison
      • Bruceville
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Vincennes
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Freelandville
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Fritchton
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Bicknell
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Indian Creek Settlement
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Johnstown
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Johnstown is located in Knox County (IN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
      • Ragsdale
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Ragsdale is located in Knox County (IN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragsdale
      • Beal
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
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        • Purcell
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Purcell is located in Knox County (IN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell
        • Saint Thomas
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Saint Thomas is located in Knox County (IN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
        • Verne
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Edwardsport
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Edwardsport is located in Knox County (IN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsport
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
        • Wagner Station
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Wagner Station is located in Knox County (IN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner Station
        • Westphalia
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Twin Bridges
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Twin Bridges is located in Knox County (IN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
        • Bandmill
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Bandmill is located in Knox County (IN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandmill
        • Bloods Wood Crossing
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Bloods Wood Crossing is located in Knox County (IN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloods Wood Crossing
        • Vollmer
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Vollmer is located in Knox County (IN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vollmer
        • Wheatland
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Sandborn
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Sandborn is located in Knox County (IN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandborn
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
        • Cantaloupe
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Cantaloupe is located in Knox County (IN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantaloupe
        • Sisson
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Sisson is located in Knox County (IN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisson
        • Five Points
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Five Points is located in Knox County (IN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
        • Iona
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Iona is located in Knox County (IN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iona
        • Monroe City
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Monroe City is located in Knox County (IN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
        • Ridgleville
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Ridgleville is located in Knox County (IN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgleville
        • Decker
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Little Rock
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Little Rock is located in Knox County (IN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
        • Decker Chapel
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Decker Chapel is located in Knox County (IN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker Chapel
        • Willis
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Orrville
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Orrville is located in Knox County (IN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
        • Pond Creek Mills
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Pond Creek Mills is located in Knox County (IN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Creek Mills
  • Sullivan County
    • County Website:   https://www.sullivancounty.in.gov/
    • County Seat for Sullivan:   Sullivan (IN)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Flat Rock   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Flat Rock.
      • Riverton
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Riverton is located in Sullivan County (IN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
      • Merom Station
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Merom Station is located in Sullivan County (IN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merom Station
      • Merom
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • New Lebanon
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Carlisle
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Graysville
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Paxton
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Paxton is located in Sullivan County (IN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
      • Dodds Bridge
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Dodds Bridge is located in Sullivan County (IN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodds Bridge
      • Sullivan
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Riverview
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Riverview is located in Sullivan County (IN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
      • Benefiel Corner
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Benefiel Corner is located in Sullivan County (IN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benefiel Corner
      • Campbell Corner
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Campbell Corner is located in Sullivan County (IN)
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      • Continue List   (27 more) ...
        • Caledonia ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Caledonia is located in Sullivan County (IN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
        • Glendora
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Glendora is located in Sullivan County (IN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendora
        • Jericho
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Massacre
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Massacre is located in Sullivan County (IN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massacre
        • Scott City
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Shiloh
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Shiloh is located in Sullivan County (IN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
        • Stringtown
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Stringtown is located in Sullivan County (IN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
        • Bucktown
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Bucktown is located in Sullivan County (IN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
        • Pleasantville
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Pleasantville is located in Sullivan County (IN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
        • Fairbanks
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Fairbanks is located in Sullivan County (IN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
        • Farnsworth ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Farnsworth is located in Sullivan County (IN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnsworth
        • Scotchtown
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Baker
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Baker is located in Sullivan County (IN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
        • Cass
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Cass is located in Sullivan County (IN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass
        • Curryville
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Curryville is located in Sullivan County (IN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curryville
        • Dugger
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • East Shelburn
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • East Shelburn is located in Sullivan County (IN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Shelburn
        • Gambill
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Hawton
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Hawton is located in Sullivan County (IN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawton
        • Jackson Hill
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Jackson Hill is located in Sullivan County (IN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Hill
        • Shelburn
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Shelburn is located in Sullivan County (IN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburn
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,222 people
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        • Greenville
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Greenville is located in Sullivan County (IN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
        • Standard
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Standard is located in Sullivan County (IN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard
        • Wilfred
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Wilfred is located in Sullivan County (IN)
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        • Baldridge
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Baldridge is located in Sullivan County (IN)
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        • Hymera
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Hymera is located in Sullivan County (IN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hymera
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
        • Farmersburg
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Vanderburgh County
  • Vigo County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Flat Rock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
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