Flat Rock, Indiana
Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
39°21′43″N 85°49′53″W / 39.36194°N 85.83139°W / 39.36194; -85.8313947234
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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Municipalities and communities of Shelby County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Shelbyville
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