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°WCoordinates: 39°21′51″N 85°49′54″W / 39.36417°N 85.83167°W
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.

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.