Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Flat Rock (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Flat Rock. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Flat Rock ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Flatrock.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Flat Rock. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Flat Rock.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Flat Rock is located in Scott County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Scott County: Hancock (TN), Hawkins (TN), Sullivan (TN), Lee, Russell, Washington & Wise.
Below are the counties that are near Flat Rock. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Flat Rock:
- Scott County (The home county of Flat Rock)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Rock, with the one closest to Flat Rock listed first.
- Kermit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kermit is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
- Duffield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Clinchport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clinchport is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Frisco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Frisco is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Yuma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Yuma is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
- Gate City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Weber City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Weber City is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
- Fort Blackmore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lano
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lano is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lano
- Hiltons
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Snowflake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Snowflake is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
- Maces Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Maces Spring is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maces Spring
- Dungannon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Rock, with the one closest to Flat Rock listed first.
- Stickleyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stickleyville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickleyville
- Blackwater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Blackwater is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater
- Dryden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dryden is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- Ely
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ely is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Pennington Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pennington Gap is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Gap
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708 people
- Jonesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Darnell Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Darnell Town is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell Town
- Keokee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Keokee is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keokee
- Rawhide
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rawhide is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawhide
- Saint Charles
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Charles is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Fleenortown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Fleenortown is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleenortown
- Van
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Van is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
- Hubbard Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hubbard Springs is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Springs
- Norton City
- Norton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Washington County
- Mendota
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mendota is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
- Wise County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Rock, with the one closest to Flat Rock listed first.
- Big Stone Gap
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- East Stone Gap
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- East Stone Gap is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Stone Gap
- Exeter
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Exeter is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Appalachia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Kent Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Kent Junction is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Junction
- Blackwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Blackwood is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Osaka
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Osaka is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osaka
- Esserville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Esserville is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esserville
- Hamilton town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton town is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton town
- Wise
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coeburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harlan County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Rock, with the one closest to Flat Rock listed first.
- Holmes Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Holmes Mill is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Mill
- Cranks
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cranks is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranks
- Dizney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dizney is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dizney
- Closplint
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Closplint is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Closplint
- Lynch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cawood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cawood is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cawood
- Kenvir
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kenvir is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenvir
- Redbud
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Redbud is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud
- Benham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bobs Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bobs Creek is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobs Creek
- Louellen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Louellen is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louellen
- Short Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Short Town is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Town
- Bailey Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey Creek is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Creek
- Letcher County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Rock, with the one closest to Flat Rock listed first.
- Partridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Partridge is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge
- Gordon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Gordon is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Linefork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Linefork is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linefork
- Eolia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Eolia is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eolia
- Flint
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Flint is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Kings Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Kings Creek is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Grainger County (TN)
- Bean Station
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greene County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Rock, with the one closest to Flat Rock listed first.
- Jearoldstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jearoldstown is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jearoldstown
- Baileyton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Morelock ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Morelock is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morelock
- Romeo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Romeo is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
- Ottway
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ottway is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottway
- Milburnton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Milburnton is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburnton
- Centersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Centersville is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Albany
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Albany is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Marvin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Marvin is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Fairview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Rheatown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rheatown is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheatown
- Afton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bolton Estates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bolton Estates is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,152 people
- Hamblen County (TN)
- Whitesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Rock, with the one closest to Flat Rock listed first.
- Willis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Willis is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Kyles Ford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Trent Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Trent Valley is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,157 people
- Sneedville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Duck Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Duck Creek is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Yount Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Yount Town is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Town
- Xenophon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Alanthus Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,498 people
- Hawkins County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Rock, with the one closest to Flat Rock listed first.
- Greenland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Greenland is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- New Canton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Canton is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Surgoinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Church Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Waycross
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Waycross is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waycross
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,091 people
- Block City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Block City is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block City
- Green Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Green Village is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Mount Carmel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Frisco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Frisco is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Blossom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blossom is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
- Solitude ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Solitude is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Greenvale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Greenvale is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
- Eidson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eidson is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidson
- Sullivan County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Rock, with the one closest to Flat Rock listed first.
- Beartown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Beartown is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Morrison City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Morrison City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison City
- Blair Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blair Gap is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Gap
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,870 people
- Cherokee Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Borden Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Borden Village is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Village
- Horace ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Horace is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
- Kingsport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Beechwood Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Beechwood Village is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Village
- Bloomingdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
- Colonial Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kendrick Creek ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kendrick Creek is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Creek
- Orebank
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Orebank is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orebank
- Fordtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fordtown is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordtown
- Washington County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Rock, with the one closest to Flat Rock listed first.
- Fall Branch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Wheelocktown ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wheelocktown is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelocktown
- Ducktown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ducktown is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 457 people
- Locust Mount
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Mount is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Mount
- Gray
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Spurgeon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Spurgeon is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,957 people
- Big Sandy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Big Sandy is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Estimated population in 2014: 542 people
- Bowmantown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bowmantown is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmantown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 302 people
- Mill Brook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Brook is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Brook
- Oak Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Oakland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Leesburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leesburg is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Flat Rock, see our County-by-County Page for Flat Rock.
Cemeteries Near Flat Rock ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Flat Rock.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Flat Rock - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Flat Rock covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Flat Rock, with the one closest to Flat Rock listed first.
- Speer - Gilliam - Sloan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Robinette Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinette Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Robinette Family Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the southwest of Duffield.
- The Robinette Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Robinette Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2510216 <3>
- Benton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sloan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Darnell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Benton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nickels Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Patton McConnell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Heron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ash Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (1280 more) ...
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sloan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Barnett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Flat Rock had a population of 26 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Flat Rock, with the one closest to Flat Rock listed first.
- Fairview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Starnes ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Starnes is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starnes
- Opossum ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Opossum is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opossum
- Pattonsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pattonsville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Fisher Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fisher Creek is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Creek
- New Canton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Canton is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Stickleyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stickleyville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickleyville
- Clinchport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clinchport is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Duffield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stony Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stony Point is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Natural Tunnel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Natural Tunnel is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Tunnel
- Vogel ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vogel is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vogel
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Surgoinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Church Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gillenwater ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gillenwater is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillenwater
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Flat Rock. See our List of 1890's Communities around Flat Rock.
Newspapers Published in Flat Rock ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Flat Rock.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Flat Rock, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Flat Rock.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Flat Rock:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Scott County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lee County
- Norton City
- Washington County
- Wise County
- Harlan County
- Letcher County
- Grainger County
- Greene County
- Hamblen County
- Hancock County
- Hawkins County
- Sullivan County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Flat Rock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Flat Rock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |