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Welcome to Flat Rock ...

Flat Rock is located in Big Bend Country (West Texas).

Flat Rock is located in Upton County<1>.

Flat Rock is 2,650 feet [808 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Flat Rock is ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Flat Rock: 432

Communities Also Named Flat Rock ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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), Tennessee (5) and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Flat Rock ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Flat Rock.

  • Rankin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Texon ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Texon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texon
    • Texon is located in Reagan County
  • Best ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best
    • Best is located in Reagan County
  • Stiles ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stiles have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
    • Stiles is located in Reagan County
  • Iraan
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iraan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iraan
    • Iraan is located in Pecos County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,221 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iraan <3>
  • McCamey
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Big Lake
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Midkiff
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midkiff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midkiff
    • Midkiff is located in Upton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midkiff <3>

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.

We 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 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 for Flat Rock was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Texas.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Upton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Flat Rock - 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.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.