Welcome to Flat Rock ...

Flat Rock is located in the central region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Flat Rock is located in Delta 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 get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Flat Rock is 760 feet [232 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 Norway), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The telephone area code for Flat Rock: (906)

Websites for Flat Rock ...

Official Website: www.flatrockmi.org/

Communities Also Named Flat Rock ...

While we believe that this Flat Rock is located in Delta County, we know of another 2 Michigan communities named Flat Rock. Those communities are located in the following counties: Alcona and Wayne County.

Beyond Michigan, there are 44 communities that are also named Flat Rock - they are located in Alabama (4), Arizona, Arkansas, Connecticut, Georgia (3), Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky (7), 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.

• Escanaba
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escanaba
  • Escanaba is located in Delta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,101 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Escanaba <4>
• Gladstone
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
  • Gladstone is located in Delta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,659 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladstone <4>
• Powers
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
  • Powers is located in Menominee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powers <4>
• Lambert
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
  • Lambert is located in Delta County
• Cornell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
  • Cornell is located in Delta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornell <4>
• Chaison
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaison
  • Chaison is located in Delta County
• Larch
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larch
  • Larch is located in Delta County
• Wells
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
  • Wells is located in Delta County
• Schaffer
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaffer
  • Schaffer is located in Delta County
• Kipling
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipling
  • Kipling is located in Delta 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 book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Flat Rock on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Flat Rock: www.flatrockmi.org/

The official website for Delta County: www.deltacountymi.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/