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Welcome to Flatwood ...

Flatwood is located in Union County<1>.

Flatwood is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Flatwood lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Flatwood: 662 & 471<3>

Communities Also Named Flatwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Mississippi communities named Flatwood: This one is located in Union County and the other is located in Noxubee County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 13 communities that are also named Flatwood - they are located in Alabama (4), Kentucky (2), Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Flatwood ...

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

  • New Albany
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Pontotoc
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ecru
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Ecru is located in Pontotoc County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ecru
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,067 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ecru <4>
  • Sherman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Thaxton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Algoma
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Hickory Flat
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Myrtle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Toccopola
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Toccopola is located in Pontotoc County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccopola
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Blue Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)

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 Flatwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Flatwood.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Flatwood. 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 Flatwood.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Flatwood ...

Looking for more information about Flatwood? 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 Flatwood, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Flatwood.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Union, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Flatwood - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Flatwood area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Flatwood area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.