Welcome to Flat Rock ...

So far, we found very little information about Flat Rock. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Flat Rock to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Flat Rock, please Contact Us.

---

Flat Rock would have been located within present day Lewis County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Flat Rock, you might consider that their post office opened in 1867.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Flat Rock is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Flat Rock was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Flat Rock was located: 931

Communities Also Named Flat Rock ...

While we believe that this Flat Rock is located in Lewis County, we know of another 4 Tennessee communities named Flat Rock. Those communities are located in the following counties: Davidson, Morgan, Smith and Wilson County.

Beyond Tennessee, 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), South Carolina (3), 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.

• Greenfield Bend
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenfield Bend is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Bend
  • Estimated population in 2014: 15,035 people
• Jonesboro ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jonesboro is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
  • Estimated population in 2014: 5,238 people
• Mount Pleasant
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,972 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <4>
• Ashland Ford
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ashland Ford is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Ford
  • Estimated population in 2014: 4,674 people
• Centerville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Centerville is located in Hickman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,561 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <4>
• Graytown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Graytown is located in Hickman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,528 people
• Chartersville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Chartersville is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartersville
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,494 people
• Voorhies
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Voorhies is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,476 people
• Chapel Hill
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Chapel Hill is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,461 people
• Linden
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Linden is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 964 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linden <4>

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.

Adding Flat Rock to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Flat Rock in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) 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 1867. The Flat Rock post office closed in 1880.

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