Flat Iron, Indiana Explained

Flat Iron, Indiana
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Mapsize:150px
Pushpin Map:USA Indiana Vermillion County
Pushpin Label:Flat Iron
Pushpin Map Caption:Flat Iron's location in Vermillion County
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Vermillion
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Highland
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:188
Elevation Ft:617
Coordinates:40.0533°N -87.49°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:47974
Area Code:765
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:434564

Flat Iron is a small, unincorporated community in Highland Township, Vermillion County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]

Geography

Flat Iron is an Unincorporated community located at 40.0531°N -87.4892°W (40.052930, -87.489130). State Road 32, County Road 100W ("Flat Iron Road") and County Road 1150N come together at this point to enclose a triangular, iron-shaped area of flat ground, giving the site its name. A house and a pole barn occupy the site, along with a sign reading, "Flat Iron, population 1." In the past the site had an additional residence and a general store, and a population of six. Highland Airport, which closed in the late 1980s, was located just across the field to the north and east of Flat Iron. The closest incorporated town is Perrysville, approximately three miles east. The unincorporated town of Gessie is about two miles north.

References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2016-07-15. United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007.
  2. Web site: [{{GNIS3|434564}} Flat Iron, Indiana ]. . . July 31, 2017.