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Flat Rock

Ghost town · Menifee County, Kentucky

Hazel Green quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:24,000)
Hazel Green quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Flat Rock is a ghost town in Menifee County, Kentucky. It is one of 24 former communities in Menifee County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 15th 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 Hazel Green 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 37.8626° N, 83.4961° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHazel Green
Elevation961 ft
Nearest living townEzel, KY
Distance to it3.5 miles
GNIS feature ID2400777
Coordinates37.86262, -83.49615

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What's there now

Flat Rock is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Ezel, KY (population 327), about 3.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 961 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 Menifee County, Kentucky, at 37.8626, -83.4961.

How many ghost towns are in Menifee County?

Menifee County, Kentucky has 24 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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