Flat Rock, Indiana

Flat Rock
Unincorporated community
Flat Rock
Flat Rock
Coordinates: 39°21′51″N 85°49′54″W / 39.36417°N 85.83167°W / 39.36417; -85.83167Coordinates: 39°21′51″N 85°49′54″W / 39.36417°N 85.83167°W / 39.36417; -85.83167
Country United States
State Indiana
County Shelby
Township Washington
Elevation[1] 689 ft (210 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 47234
FIPS code 18-23566[2]
GNIS feature ID 449657

Flat Rock is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Shelby County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3]

History

Flat Rock was platted in 1855.[4] The community took its name from the Flatrock River.[5] The Flat Rock post office has been in operation since 1828.[6]

Flat Rock had its own high school at the turn of the 20th century.[7]

Geography

Flat Rock is located at 39°21′51″N 85°49′54″W / 39.36417°N 85.83167°W / 39.36417; -85.83167.

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ "Flat Rock, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
  4. ↑ Chadwick, Edward H. (1909). Chadwick's History of Shelby County, Indiana. B.F. Bowen. p. 70.
  5. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 133. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...name is for the nearby Flatrock River.
  6. ↑ "Shelby County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  7. ↑ Shelby County, Indiana History & Families. Turner Publishing Company. 1992. p. 57. ISBN 978-1-56311-078-8.


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