Profile for Flat Rock, North Carolina, NC

Developed as a summer resort for vacationers from Charleston and Savannah

Well-known residents have included:
· Carl Sandburg, poet

Local festivals include:

• Sandburg Folk Music Festival - May 28, 2007
• Flat Rock Music Festival - Sept. 28-30, 2007

Historic sites and museums: Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site

Colleges and universities: Blue Ridge Community College

Listed places near Flat Rock

Cemeteries (21)

Colleges (1)

Communities (7)

Hotels (7)

Libraries (4)

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Sections below provide additional information and links about Flat Rock demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Henderson County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Asheville area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 28726 ZIP code.

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• Henderson County government

19% of Flat Rock residents report German ancestry, and 9% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Flat Rock ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Flat Rock
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• Henderson County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - NC data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
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• Veteran grave locator

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• Courts in North Carolina
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• Crime in Henderson County
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• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in North Carolina
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Flat Rock was $42,222, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Henderson County economic census
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• North Carolina economic data

61% of Flat Rock residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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• Nature Conservancy projects in North Carolina
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Flat Rock festival dates:

• Sandburg Folk Music Festival - May 28, 2007
• Flat Rock Music Festival - Sept. 28-30, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Flat Rock festival web sites:

• Flat Rock Music Festival

• ePodunk festival listings
• North Carolina county fairs
• North Carolina festivals (North Carolina tourism department)
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• Geocaches in North Carolina

• Flat Rock items now on sale

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Historic districts in Flat Rock include Flat Rock Historic District ... View historic districts

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• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Henderson County genealogy forum

Median rent in Flat Rock, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $719.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,543.

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Henderson County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Flat Rock political report.

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The average commute time for Flat Rock workers is 19 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

Hotels in Flat Rock include Holiday Inn Express Flat Rock.

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