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.
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 doctors 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 Simpson County.
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Simpson County: Allen, Logan, Warren, Robertson (TN) & Sumner (TN).
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:
- Simpson 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.
- Black Jack
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Black Jack is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Franklin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Neosheo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Neosheo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosheo
- Salmons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Salmons is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmons
- Gold City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gold City is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold City
- Prices Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Prices Mill is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Mill
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Rock, with the one closest to Flat Rock listed first.
- Mount Aerial
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Aerial is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aerial
- Pope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pope is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Trammel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Trammel is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammel
- Red Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Red Hill is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Adolphus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Halfway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Halfway is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Petroleum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Petroleum is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Halifax
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Halifax is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Scottsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Yesse
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Yesse is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yesse
- Oak Forest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Oak Forest is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Meador
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Meador is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Cedar Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Springs is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Butler County
- Richelieu
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Richelieu is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richelieu
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Rock, with the one closest to Flat Rock listed first.
- Schochoh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Schochoh is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schochoh
- South Union
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Auburn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Adairville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Russellville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Spring
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cave Spring is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Ferguson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ferguson is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Keysburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Keysburg is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysburg
- Olmstead
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Olmstead is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmstead
- Gordonsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gordonsville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- Lost City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lost City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- Justice
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Justice is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
- Lewisburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Todd County
- Allensville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Allensville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 157 people
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Rock, with the one closest to Flat Rock listed first.
- Woodburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Woodburn is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Drake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Drake is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Rockfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rockfield is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Alvaton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bowling Green
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bowling Green is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70,631 people
- Former names for Bowling Green:
- Bolin Green
- McFadden's Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <1>
- Springhill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Springhill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Claypool
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Claypool is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
- Gotts
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gotts is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotts
- Plum Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Plum Springs is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Martinsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Martinsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Hadley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Rockland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rockland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Oakland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Davidson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Rock, with the one closest to Flat Rock listed first.
- Ridgetop
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgetop is located in Davidson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
- Rayon City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rayon City is located in Davidson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayon City
- Addie ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Addie is located in Davidson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addie
- Estimated population in 2014: 650 people
- Ridgepost ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgepost is located in Davidson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgepost
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,732 people
- Old Hickory
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lakewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lakewood is located in Davidson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Madison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Joelton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Macon County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Rock, with the one closest to Flat Rock listed first.
- Siloam
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Siloam is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Green Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Green Grove is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Robertson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Rock, with the one closest to Flat Rock listed first.
- Black Jack
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Black Jack is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Mitchell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mitchell is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Estimated population in 2014: 198 people
- Mulloy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mulloy is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulloy
- Orlinda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Plains
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Calistia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Calistia is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistia
- Jernigan Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jernigan Town is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan Town
- White House
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Oakland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Barren Plain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Barren Plain is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barren Plain
- Greenbrier
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbrier is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,905 people
- Springfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hygeia Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hygeia Springs is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygeia Springs
- Sumner County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Rock, with the one closest to Flat Rock listed first.
- Mitchellville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mitchellville is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Portland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sengtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sengtown is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sengtown
- Fountain Head
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Head is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Head
- New Deal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- New Deal is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Deal
- Population from the 2010 Census: 368 people
- Corinth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Corinth is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Hall Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hall Town is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,202 people
- Fairfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fairfield is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Johnsons Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Johnsons Crossroads is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Crossroads
- Walnut Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- South Tunnel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- South Tunnel is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunnel
- Rock Bridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Bridge is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bridge
- Cottontown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Trousdale County (TN)
- Hartsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Rock, with the one closest to Flat Rock listed first.
- Laguardo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Laguardo is located in Wilson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguardo
- Estimated population in 2014: 132 people
- Possum Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Possum Town is located in Wilson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
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.
- K. & T. Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Peden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Chisholm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Duval Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchellville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Greenlawn - Shady Rest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn - Shady Rest Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenlawn - Shady Rest Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Franklin.
- The Greenlawn - Shady Rest Cemetery has also been known as:
- Franklin Cemetery
- Green Lawn Cemetery
- Greenlawn Cemetery
- Shady Rest Cemetery
- Shadyrest Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #74144 <2>
- Cummings Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- State Line Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stringer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Barr Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (710 more) ...
- Byrams Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Groves Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sang Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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>
While we didn't find Flat Rock in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Flat Rock.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Flat Rock, with the one closest to Flat Rock listed first.
- Black Jack
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Black Jack is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Franklin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mitchell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mitchell is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Estimated population in 2014: 198 people
- Mitchellville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mitchellville is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Hickory Flat
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hickory Flat is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
- Handleyton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Handleyton is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handleyton
- Portland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gold City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gold City is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold City
- Mulloy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mulloy is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulloy
- Fountain Head
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Head is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Head
- New Roe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- New Roe is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Roe
- Prices Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Prices Mill is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Mill
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Orlinda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Aerial
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Aerial is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aerial
- Temperance
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Temperance is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance
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.
Newspapers Published in Flat Rock ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Flat Rock.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Flat Rock, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Flat Rock.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Kentucky
- Pages specific to Simpson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Butler County
- Logan County
- Todd County
- Warren County
- Davidson County
- Macon County
- Robertson County
- Sumner County
- Trousdale County
- Wilson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Flat Rock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |