Welcome to Flat Rock ...

Flat Rock is located in McCreary County<1>.

The location of Flat Rock has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Flat Rock, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

Flat Rock is 1,280 feet [390 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Flat Rock lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Flat Rock (for example, toward Albany), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Flat Rock is within the boundaries of the (606) area code.

Communities Also Named Flat Rock ...

While we believe that this Flat Rock is located in McCreary County, we know of another 6 Kentucky communities named Flat Rock. Those communities are located in the following counties: Butler, Caldwell, Menifee, Pulaski, Rockcastle and Simpson County.

Beyond Kentucky, there are 44 communities that are also named Flat Rock - they are located in Alabama (4), Arizona, Arkansas, Connecticut, Georgia (3), Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan (3), Mississippi, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (4), Ohio (3), Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina (3), Tennessee (5), Texas and Virginia (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Flat Rock.

Communities near Flat Rock ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Flat Rock.

• Williamsburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Williamsburg is located in Whitley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,384 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <4>
• Winfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
  • Winfield is located in Scott County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,003 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <4>
• Burnside
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
  • Burnside is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnside <4>
• Greenwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Greenwood is located in McCreary County
• Whitley City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitley City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitley City
  • Whitley City is located in McCreary County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitley City <4>
• Smith Town
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smith Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
  • Smith Town is located in McCreary County
• Stearns
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stearns have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stearns
  • Stearns is located in McCreary County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stearns <4>
• Revelo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Revelo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revelo
  • Revelo is located in McCreary County
• Ritner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritner
  • Ritner is located in Wayne County
• Alpine
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
  • Alpine is located in Pulaski County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Flat Rock. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Flat Rock.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Flat Rock. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Flat Rock.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Flat Rock. See our Newspapers Page for Flat Rock.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Flat Rock ...

Looking for more information about Flat Rock? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Flat Rock, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Flat Rock.

Adding Flat Rock to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Flat Rock in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Flat Rock was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Flat Rock post office opened in 1874.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Flat Rock.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/