Flat Rock, Indiana

Flat Rock, Indiana
Flat Rock, Indiana
Unincorporated community
	Flat Rock Flat Rock
	Coordinates: 39°21′43″N 85°49′53″W / 39.36194°N 85.83139°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Shelby
Township	Washington
Elevation	689 ft (210 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	47234
FIPS code	18-23566
GNIS feature ID	2830528

Flat Rock is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Shelby County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.^[1]

History

Flat Rock was platted in 1855.^[3] It took its name from the Flatrock River.^[4] Its post office has operated since 1828.^[5]

It had its own high school, Flat Rock High School, which operated from 1893 until its closure in 1958 when the community became part of the Southwestern Consolidated School Corporation of Shelby County.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Flat Rock, Indiana
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ Chadwick, Edward H. (1909). Chadwick's History of Shelby County, Indiana. B.F. Bowen. p. 70.
^ 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.
^ "Shelby County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
^ Shelby County, Indiana History & Families. Turner Publishing Company. 1992. p. 57. ISBN 978-1-56311-078-8.

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[gnis-1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Flat Rock, Indiana

[GR2-2] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[3] Chadwick, Edward H. (1909). Chadwick's History of Shelby County, Indiana. B.F. Bowen. p. 70.

[4] 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.

[5] "Shelby County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 8, 2016.

[6] Shelby County, Indiana History & Families. Turner Publishing Company. 1992. p. 57. ISBN 978-1-56311-078-8.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Shelby County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Shelbyville
City	Shelbyville	Map of Indiana highlighting Shelby County
Towns	Edinburgh‡ Fairland Morristown St. Paul‡
Townships	Addison Brandywine Hanover Hendricks Jackson Liberty Marion Moral Noble Shelby Sugar Creek Union Van Buren Washington
CDPs	Blue Ridge Boggstown Carrollton‡ Flat Rock Fountaintown Geneva Gwynneville London Marietta Marion Pleasant View Waldron
Other communities	Bengal Brookfield Clover Village Fenns Freeport Lewis Creek London Heights Meiks Meltzer Middletown Morven Mount Auburn Norristown Pleasure Valley Prescott Rays Crossing Sleepy Hollow Smithland Sugar Creek Walkerville Wilson Corner
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Flat Rock, Indiana
Unincorporated community

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Coordinates: 39°21′43″N 85°49′53″W / 39.36194°N 85.83139°W / 39.36194; -85.83139
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Shelby
Township	Washington
Elevation ^[1]	689 ft (210 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	47234
FIPS code	18-23566^[2]
GNIS feature ID	2830528^[1]