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Welcome to Flat Shoals ...

So far, we found very little information about Flat Shoals. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Flat Shoals to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Flat Shoals, please Contact Us.

Flat Shoals would have been located within present day Surry County<2>.


The location of Flat Shoals has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Flat Shoals, 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.

A typical abbreviation for Flat Shoals: Flat Shls.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Flat Shoals is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Flat Shoals was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Flat Shoals would have been located in the (336) area code.

Communities Also Named Flat Shoals ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Flat Shoals: This one is located in Surry County and the other is located in Stokes County.

Beyond North Carolina, there are 3 communities that are also named Flat Shoals - they are located in Georgia and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Flat Shoals ...

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

  • Mount Airy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Airy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
    • Mount Airy is located in Surry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,175 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Airy <5>
  • King
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
    • King is located in Forsyth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,912 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King <5>
  • Elkin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin
    • Elkin is located in Surry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,001 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkin <5>
  • Rural Hall
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Yadkinville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yadkinville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yadkinville
    • Yadkinville is located in Yadkin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,874 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yadkinville <5>
  • Tobaccoville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tobaccoville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobaccoville
    • Tobaccoville is located in Forsyth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,748 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tobaccoville <5>
  • Jonesville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
    • Jonesville is located in Yadkin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,206 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <5>
  • Dobson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dobson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobson
    • Dobson is located in Surry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,534 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dobson <5>
  • Pilot Mountain
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Boonville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonville
    • Boonville is located in Yadkin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,109 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boonville <5>

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

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

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

Adding Flat Shoals to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Flat Shoals in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Flat Shoals was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

The official website for Surry County: www.co.surry.nc.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Shoals, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Surry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Flat Shoals - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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