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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>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Flat Shoals, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've 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.<3>.

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

The Area Codes where Flat Shoals was located: 336 & 743<4>

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
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • King
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • King is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
    • 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)
  • Rural Hall
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Yadkinville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Tobaccoville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jonesville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Dobson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Pilot Mountain
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Boonville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)

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 (so far) for Flat Shoals was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Flat Shoals - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the Flat Shoals area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Flat Shoals area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.