Welcome to Flat Creek ...

Flat Creek is located in Overton County<1>.

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

Flat Creek is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Flat Creek: 931

Communities Also Named Flat Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Tennessee communities named Flat Creek: This one is located in Overton County and the other is located in Bedford County.

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

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.

• Columbus Hill
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
  • Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
• Cookeville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cookeville is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookeville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,060 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cookeville <3>
• Algood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Algood is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algood
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Algood <3>
• Cooper
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Cooper is located in Fentress County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
  • Estimated population in 2014: 4,385 people
• Livingston
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Livingston is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,129 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <3>
• Thompsons Store
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Thompsons Store is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Store
  • Estimated population in 2014: 3,180 people
• Monterey
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Monterey is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,889 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monterey <3>
• White Plains
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • White Plains is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
• Celina
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Celina is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celina
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Celina <3>
• Dodson Branch
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Dodson Branch is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Branch
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,074 people

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.