Flat Creek is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in Bedford County, in the U.S. state of

Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...

. Flat Creek was also a historic town in

Williamson County, Tennessee Williamson County is a county in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 247,726. The county seat is Franklin, and the county is located in Middle Tennessee. The county is named after Hugh Williamson, ...

History

The Flat Creek is a tributary off of the Duck River. The area lied in the Middle District of Tennessee when the state was first created in 1791. The early settlers were veterans of the Revolutionary War that received land for their military service. The town of Flat Creek was laid out around 1840. A variant spelling was "Flatcreek". A post office called Flat Creek was established in 1833, the name was changed to Flatcreek in 1895, and the post office closed in 1937. Map-of-tennassee-government-1796

References

Unincorporated communities in Bedford County, Tennessee Unincorporated communities in Tennessee Williamson County, Tennessee {{BedfordCountyTN-geo-stub