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Welcome to Flat Branch ...

Flat Branch is located in Grundy County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Flat Branch: Flat Br. (or less commonly used: Flat Brnch.)

Flat Branch is 1,850 feet [564 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Flat Branch (for example, toward Mowbray), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Flat Branch: 931

Communities Also Named Flat Branch ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Flat Branch - they are located in Georgia and North Carolina (2).

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

Communities near Flat Branch ...

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

  • Dunlap
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Dunlap is located in Sequatchie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,237 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunlap <3>
  • Jasper
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Sewanee
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Cartwright
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Cartwright is located in Sequatchie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,261 people
  • Gruetli
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Gruetli is located in Grundy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,775 people
  • Gruetli - Laager
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Whitwell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cowan
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Cowan is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowan <3>
  • Kimball
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Tracy City
    (3 miles [4.8 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 Branch. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Flat Branch.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Flat Branch ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Grundy, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Flat Branch - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.