Welcome to East Flat Rock ...

East Flat Rock is located in Henderson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Flat Rock, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

A typical abbreviation for East Flat Rock: E. Flat Rock

East Flat Rock is 2,200 feet [671 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of East Flat Rock is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for East Flat Rock: 828

Communities near East Flat Rock ...

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

• Hendersonville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendersonville
  • Hendersonville is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,235 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hendersonville <3>
• Fletcher
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fletcher have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
  • Fletcher is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,439 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fletcher <3>
• Brevard
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
  • Brevard is located in Transylvania County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brevard <3>
• Mills River
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills River
  • Mills River is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,471 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mills River <3>
• Landrum
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrum
  • Landrum is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Landrum <3>
• Laurel Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
  • Laurel Park is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,339 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel Park <3>
• Tryon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
  • Tryon is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tryon <3>
• Biltmore Forest
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biltmore Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore Forest
  • Biltmore Forest is located in Buncombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,431 people
• Lake Lure
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Lure have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lure
  • Lake Lure is located in Rutherford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,153 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Lure <3>
• Columbus
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Columbus is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,007 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Flat Rock ...

Looking for more information about East 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for East Flat Rock, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for East Flat Rock.

Adding East Flat Rock to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East 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 East Flat Rock was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the East Flat Rock post office opened in 1908.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Henderson County: www.hendersoncountync.org/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/