Flat Rock
Ghost town · Butler County, Kentucky

Flat Rock is a ghost town in Butler County, Kentucky. It is one of 22 former communities in Butler County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 20th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Flat Rock as a historical populated place on the Sugar Grove topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 37.0631° N, 86.7380° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Sugar Grove |
|---|---|
| Nearest living town | Woodbury, KY |
| Distance to it | 10.1 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 2742330 |
| Coordinates | 37.06309, -86.73800 |
What's there now
Flat Rock is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Woodbury, KY (population 67), about 10.1 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Paulineghost town · Logan County · 3.8 mi
- Toy Springghost town · Butler County · 4.1 mi
- Gupton Groveghost town · Logan County · 4.1 mi
- Townsvilleghost town · Butler County · 5 mi
- Carved Rockghost town · Butler County · 5.5 mi
- McCoytownghost town · Butler County · 5.7 mi
- Hickory Standghost town · Butler County · 6.4 mi
- Stringtownghost town · Butler County · 6.9 mi
- Mount Zionghost town · Butler County · 7.9 mi
- Forgytownghost town · Butler County · 8.7 mi
- Rock Springsghost town · Butler County · 8.8 mi
- McPhersonsghost town · Butler County · 9.3 mi
Questions
Where is Flat Rock?
Flat Rock is in Butler County, Kentucky, at 37.0631, -86.7380.
How many ghost towns are in Butler County?
Butler County, Kentucky has 22 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.