Why visit Flatwoods
Townapedia lists 4 museums and landmarks, 3 parks and trails and 2 places to eat in and around town.
Highlights include Downtown Ironton Historic District and Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Hall.
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 85°F; January lows average 22°F.
Weather in Flatwoods
Forecast from the National Weather Service. Full forecast
About Flatwoods
Flatwoods is a home rule-class city in Greenup County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 7,325 at the 2020 census, making it the largest city in Greenup County. Flatwoods is a part of the Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area. Locally, Flatwoods is considered to be a bedroom community, as it has no large employer within the city.
From the Wikipedia article Flatwoods, Kentucky (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks4
Downtown Ironton Historic District
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 2.4 mi
Historic district located in downtown Ironton, Ohio
Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Hall
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 2.4 mi
Building in Ironton, Ohio
Ironton Norfolk and Western Depot
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 2.3 mi
Railway station in Ironton, the United States of America
McConnell House, Law Office, and Slave Quarters
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 3.8 mi
Building complex in Greenup County, Kentucky
Parks, trails and playgrounds3
Restaurants and cafes2
Giovanni's Pizza
Restaurant · Italian, Pizza · 0.7 mi
1703 Argillite Road, Flatwoods
Churches and places of worship6
Wurtland Union Church
Church · National Register of Historic Places · 3.4 mi
Church building in Kentucky, United States of America
First Baptist Church of Flatwoods
Church · Baptist · 0.6 mi
1206 Bluegrass Street, Flatwoods
History
The area now known as Flatwoods was originally named "Advance": Advance Methodist Church formed a Sunday school beginning in 1860. The name was later changed to "Cheap", after John Cheap, a blind clergyman. The original farming community returned to the name of "Advance" when a post office was established in 1918. In 1938, the post office was renamed "Flatwoods", and the town was incorporated the same year under that name. Flatwoods is named for the area's unique topography, a belt of flat wooded land in the ancient Teays River valley on an elevation of approximately 650 feet (200 m) or higher, just south of and 150 feet (46 m) higher than the Ohio River valley. The availability of flat level land and low tax rates made Flatwoods a local hot spot of new construction in the 1950s and 1960s, when many upper-middle-class tract housing developments were built and quickly inhabited. A main contributor to Flatwoods' growth was that nearby Ashland had developed much of its available land prior to 1960, with little new construction possible within its corporation limits.
From the History section of Flatwoods, Kentucky on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shopping1
Schools, colleges and libraries31
Healthcare1
Map of Flatwoods
48 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Climate by month
Monthly table
| Month | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 22°F | 3.5 in |
| Feb | 44°F | 24°F | 3.7 in |
| Mar | 54°F | 32°F | 4.4 in |
| Apr | 67°F | 41°F | 3.9 in |
| May | 75°F | 51°F | 4.8 in |
| Jun | 82°F | 61°F | 4.5 in |
| Jul | 85°F | 65°F | 4.6 in |
| Aug | 84°F | 63°F | 3.9 in |
| Sep | 78°F | 56°F | 3.3 in |
| Oct | 67°F | 43°F | 3.0 in |
| Nov | 54°F | 32°F | 3.0 in |
| Dec | 44°F | 27°F | 4.2 in |
U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 for Ashland Hcn (8 mi away), NOAA NCEI.
People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
Greenup County has had 26 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for severe storms.
- 2026-01-24: Severe Winter Storm (Winter Storm)
- 2025-04-24: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides (Severe Storm)
- 2025-04-03: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding (Severe Storm)
- 2025-02-24: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides (Severe Storm)
- 2025-02-16: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, And Landslides (Severe Storm)
- 2024-11-26: Remnants Of Hurricane Helene (Tropical Storm)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Huntington Tri-State Airport/Milton J. Ferguson Field (HTS) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 14 miles away.
- Ironton 3 mi east, about 4 min by car
- Bellefonte 3 mi southeast, about 4 min by car
- Coal Grove 5 mi southeast, about 9 min by car
- Ashland 6 mi southeast, about 10 min by car
- Franklin Furnace 10 mi northwest, about 15 min by car
- Catlettsburg 10 mi southeast, about 16 min by car
- Cannonsburg 10 mi south, about 16 min by car
- South Point 11 mi southeast, about 17 min by car
- Burlington 13 mi southeast, about 22 min by car
- Huntington 18 mi southeast, about 29 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (Public domain): climate by month
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Wurtland Union Church, Nyttend, Public domain
- McConnell house and law office, Nyttend, Public domain
- Ironton Ohio South Third Street, FunksBrother, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ironton GAR hall, Nyttend, Public domain
- Ironton N&W depot front, Nyttend, Public domain
- Russell High School in Russell, Kentucky, FunksBrother, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Worthington Elementary, Pete Davis1969, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Signal tower and depot at the Russell yards, Nyttend, Public domain
- Ferry Street bend in Russell, Nyttend, Public domain
- New Ironton–Russell Bridge 2023a, Antony-22, CC BY-SA 4.0
- New Ironton–Russell Bridge 2023b, Antony-22, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ironton-Russell Bridge replacement under construction, Nyttend, Public domain
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