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Flat Rock

Ghost town · Shelby County, Kentucky

La Grange quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1932, 1:62,500)
La Grange quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1932, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Flat Rock is a ghost town in Shelby County, Kentucky. It is one of 4 former communities in Shelby County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 73rd 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 Crestwood 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 38.2862° N, 85.4164° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCrestwood
Elevation747 ft
Nearest living townPewee Valley, KY
Distance to it4.4 miles
GNIS feature ID2567212
Coordinates38.28621, -85.41639

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What's there now

Flat Rock is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Pewee Valley, KY (population 1,417), about 4.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 747 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Flat Rock?

Flat Rock is in Shelby County, Kentucky, at 38.2862, -85.4164.

How many ghost towns are in Shelby County?

Shelby County, Kentucky has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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