Welcome to Flat Rock ...

Flat Rock is located in Kershaw County<1>.

The location of Flat Rock has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Flat Rock, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1826.

Flat Rock is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Flat Rock lies within the (803) area code.

Communities Also Named Flat Rock ...

While we believe that this Flat Rock is located in Kershaw County, we know of another 2 South Carolina communities named Flat Rock. Those communities are located in the following counties: Anderson and Union County.

Beyond South Carolina, there are 44 communities that are also named Flat Rock - they are located in Alabama (4), Arizona, Arkansas, Connecticut, Georgia (3), Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky (7), Michigan (3), Mississippi, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (4), Ohio (3), Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee (5), Texas and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Flat Rock ...

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

• Lancaster
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <4>
• Camden
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Camden is located in Kershaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,288 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <4>
• Kershaw
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kershaw
  • Kershaw is located in Kershaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,404 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kershaw <4>
• Great Falls
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Falls
  • Great Falls is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Falls <4>
• Heath Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath Springs
  • Heath Springs is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,054 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heath Springs <4>
• Jefferson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
  • Jefferson is located in Chesterfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <4>
• Bethune
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethune
  • Bethune is located in Kershaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethune <4>
• Oakhurst
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakhurst have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
  • Oakhurst is located in Lancaster County
• Liberty Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
  • Liberty Hill is located in Kershaw County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty Hill <4>
• Pleasant Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Lancaster County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Flat Rock ...

Looking for more information about 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Flat Rock, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Flat Rock.

Adding Flat Rock to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Flat Rock post office opened in 1826.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/