Flat, Missouri
Flat is an unincorporated community in southern Phelps County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located approximately sixteen miles southwest of Rolla. The community is at the intersection of Missouri routes M and T. Edgar Springs lies about four miles to the southeast at the intersection of route M and U.S. Route 63. The headwaters of Mill Creek are just to the east of the community. The village lies within the boundaries of the Mark Twain National Forest.[2]
A post office called Flat was established in 1895, and remained in operation until 1967.[3] The community was so named on account of the flat land in a nearby forest.[4]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Flat
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, pp. 46 & 54, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
- ^ "Phelps County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
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