Flat Rock, Ohio
Flat Rock | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Seneca |
| Township | Thompson |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 44828 |
Flat Rock is a census-designated place in northeastern Thompson Township, Seneca County, Ohio, United States.[1] Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 44828.[2]
History
Flat Rock was originally called Lewisville, and under the latter name was platted in 1841.[3] A post office called Flat Rock has been in operation since 1846.[4] The present name comes from a flat layer of rock covering an artesian aquifer.[5]
Place of interest
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Flat Rock, Ohio
- ^ Zip Code Lookup
- ^ Lang, William (1880). History of Seneca County, from the Close of the Revolutionary War to July, 1880. Transcript Printing Company. p. 612.
- ^ "Seneca County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ^ Baughman, Abraham J. (1911). History of Seneca County, Ohio: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People, and Its Principal Interests. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 483.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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