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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

While we didn't find Flat Rock in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Flat Rock. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Flat Rock listed first.

  • Kelton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Kelton is located in Union County
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  • Jonesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Bonham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bonham is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonham
  • Gould ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Gould is located in York County
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  • Hopewell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hopewell is located in York County
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  • Pacolet
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacolet
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,604 people
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  • Union
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Cotton ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Cotton is located in York County
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  • Bullock Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Bullock Creek is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock Creek
  • Hoodtown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Hoodtown is located in York County
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  • West Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • West Springs is located in Union County
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  • Meador ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Meador is located in Union County
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  • Hickory Grove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Glenn Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Glenn Springs is located in Spartanburg County
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  • Colerain
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Colerain is located in Union County
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  • Wilksburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Wilksburg is located in Chester County
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  • Blairsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Blairsville is located in York County
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  • Glendale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Sharon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Cowpens
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Cowpens is located in Spartanburg County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,465 people
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  • Clifton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Dutchman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Dutchman is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchman
  • Santuc
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Santuc is located in Union County
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  • Smyrna
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Converse
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Golightly
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Golightly is located in Spartanburg County
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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 Rock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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