Flat Rock, Indiana

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States

Flat Rock, Indiana

Unincorporated community

Flat Rock

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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

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| 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]

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

## History

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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]

## Demographics

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The United States Census Bureau first delineated Flat Rock as a census designated place in the 2022 American Community Survey.[7]

## References

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1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Flat Rock, Indiana
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.
7. ^ "2022 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.

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Municipalities and communities of Shelby County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Shelbyville

City|

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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

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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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‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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