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Do you know of Flat Rock ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Flat Rock. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Flat Rock.

We found mention of Flat Rock as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Alcona County, Michigan.

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

Communities Also Named Flat Rock ...

We found 44 communities that share the name Flat Rock.

There are two communities within Michigan that are also named Flat Rock.

Beyond Michigan, we know of another 42 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 42 communities, 43 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Michigan ...
    • Delta County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Flat Rock [Delta County].
    • Wayne County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Flat Rock [Wayne County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Clay County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Flat Rock [Clay County].
      • Conecuh County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Flat Rock [Conecuh County].
      • Jackson County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Flat Rock [Jackson County].
      • Lawrence County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Flat Rock [Lawrence County].
    • Arizona
      • Apache County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Flat Rock [Apache County].
    • Arkansas
      • Johnson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Flat Rock [Johnson County].
    • Connecticut
      • Windham County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Connecticut community of Flat Rock [Windham County].
    • Georgia
      • Greene County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Flat Rock [Greene County].
      • Muscogee County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Flat Rock [Muscogee County].
      • Putnam County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Flat Rock [Putnam County].
    • Idaho
      • Fremont County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Flat Rock [Fremont County].
    • Illinois
      • Crawford County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Flat Rock [Crawford County].
    • Indiana
      • Shelby County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Flat Rock [Shelby County].
    • Kentucky
      • Butler County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Flat Rock [Butler County].
      • Caldwell County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Flat Rock [Caldwell County].
      • McCreary County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Flat Rock [McCreary County].
      • Menifee County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Flat Rock [Menifee County].
      • Pulaski County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Flat Rock [Pulaski County].
      • Rockcastle County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Flat Rock [Rockcastle County].
      • Simpson County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Flat Rock [Simpson County].
    • Mississippi
      • Franklin County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Flat Rock [Franklin County].
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • Please visit our profile page for the Newfoundland and Labrador community of Flat Rock.
    • North Carolina
      • Henderson County
      • Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Flat Rock [Henderson County].
      • Stokes County
      • Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Flat Rock [Stokes County].
      • Surry County
      • Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Flat Rock [Surry County].
      • Vance County
      • Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Flat Rock [Vance County].
    • Ohio
      • Belmont County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Flat Rock [Belmont County].
      • Paulding County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Flat Rock [Paulding County].
      • Seneca County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Flat Rock [Seneca County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Centre County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Flat Rock [Centre County].
      • Fayette County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Flat Rock [Fayette County].
    • South Carolina
      • Anderson County
      • Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Flat Rock [Anderson County].
      • Kershaw County
      • Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Flat Rock [Kershaw County].
      • Union County
      • Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Flat Rock [Union County].
    • Tennessee
      • Davidson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Flat Rock [Davidson County].
      • Lewis County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Flat Rock [Lewis County].
      • Morgan County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Flat Rock [Morgan County].
      • Smith County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Flat Rock [Smith County].
      • Wilson County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Flat Rock [Wilson County].
    • Texas
      • Upton County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Flat Rock [Upton County].
    • Virginia
      • Powhatan County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Flat Rock [Powhatan County].
      • Scott County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Flat Rock [Scott County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Flat Rock ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Flat Rock:

Along The Tracks, A Directory of Named Places on Michigan Railroads
Written by: Meints, Graydon M.
Published by Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University - 1987
(Available from Amazon.com)

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Flat Rock - Services available: had a Railroad Station, no Post Office mentioned

More Orphans in  Alcona County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Alcona County.

BamfieldsKilmaster
Batton 
Battons CrossingLodge
BeeverLott
ByersLoud Junction
  
cedarmereMarsh
Chevrier's CrossingMud Lake Junction
ChevriersMud Lake
Chicago Junction 
CodeNorth Branch
Crooked Lake Junction 
 Pritchards
Davidson 
 Ranger Spur
Five Channels JunctionRoe Lake
 Roy
Glennie StationRussell
Grams 
GronleauSturgeon Point
Grouleau 
 Vaughn's
Handy 
HawesWest Greenbush
HenryWest Harrisville
  

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Flat Rock could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.









 

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