Flat is an unincorporated community in southern Phelps County, Missouri, United States. 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.
A post office called Flat was established in 1895, and remained in operation until 1967. The community was so named on account of the flat land in a nearby forest.
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.
37°44′43″N 91°55′45″W / 37.74528°N 91.92917°W / 37.74528; -91.92917
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