Welcome to Flats ...

Flats is located in McPherson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Flats, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1919.

Flats is 3,430 feet [1,045 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Flats is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

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

Note: While Flats is in the Central Time Zone, the area just to the west is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Code for Flats: 308

Communities Also Named Flats ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Flats - they are located in Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Texas and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Flats ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Flats.

• Arthur
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
  • Arthur is located in Arthur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arthur <3>
• Tryon
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
  • Tryon is located in McPherson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tryon <3>
• Keystone
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
  • Keystone is located in Keith County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keystone <3>
• Sarben
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarben
  • Sarben is located in Keith County
• Ringgold
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
  • Ringgold is located in McPherson County
• Paxton
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
  • Paxton is located in Keith County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paxton <3>
• Sutherland
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherland
  • Sutherland is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,315 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sutherland <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 Flats. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Flats.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Flats ...

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

Adding Flats to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Flats 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 Flats was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

X2X - From that list, the Flats post office opened in 1919.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Flats.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Nebraska: https://www.nebraska.gov/