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Welcome to Flat Rock ...

Flat Rock is located in Powhatan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Flat Rock, you might consider that their post office opened in 1824.

Flat Rock is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Flat Rock lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Flat Rock: 804 & 686<3>

Communities Also Named Flat Rock ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Flat Rock: This one is located in Powhatan County and the other is located in Scott County.

Beyond Virginia, 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 Texas.

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.

  • Huguenot
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
  • Pilkinton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
  • Masons Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
  • Otterdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
  • Thorncliff
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
  • Michaux
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Michaux is located in Powhatan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
  • Midlothian
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Beaumont
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
  • Belona
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Belona is located in Powhatan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
  • Maidens
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)

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.

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 both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections 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 1824. The Flat Rock post office closed in 1883.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Powhatan, 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>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Flat Rock area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Flat Rock area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/