Welcome to Flat Creek ...

Flat Creek is located in Montgomery County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Flat Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1842.

A typical abbreviation for Flat Creek: Flat Crk. (or less commonly used: Flat Ck. or Flat Cr.)

Flat Creek is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Flat Creek is within the boundaries of the (518) area code.

Websites for Flat Creek ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.montgomerycountyny.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Flat Creek, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Flat Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New York communities named Flat Creek: This one is located in Montgomery County and the other is located in Schoharie County.

Beyond New York, there are 13 communities that are also named Flat Creek - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia, Georgia (2), Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee (2).

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

Communities near Flat Creek ...

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

• Amsterdam
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
  • Amsterdam is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amsterdam <3>
• Gloversville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloversville
  • Gloversville is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gloversville <3>
• Johnstown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
  • Johnstown is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnstown <3>
• Cobleskill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobleskill
  • Cobleskill is located in Schoharie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cobleskill <3>
• Fort Plain
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Plain
  • Fort Plain is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,218 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Plain <3>
• Canajoharie
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canajoharie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canajoharie
  • Canajoharie is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canajoharie <3>
• Saint Johnsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Johnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johnsville
  • Saint Johnsville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,670 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Johnsville <3>
• Middleburgh
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburgh
  • Middleburgh is located in Schoharie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,422 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleburgh <3>
• Hagaman
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hagaman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagaman
  • Hagaman is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagaman <3>
• Summit
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
  • Summit is located in Schoharie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summit <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 Flat Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Flat Creek.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Flat Creek ...

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

Adding Flat Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Flat Creek post office opened in 1842.

We also found Flat Creek in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Montgomery County: www.co.montgomery.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/