Flat Woods, Tennessee

Flat Woods
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 35°28′37″N 87°49′39″W
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
County	Perry
Elevation	676 ft (206 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID	1284430[1]

Flat Woods (also Flatwoods or Flatwoods Junction, formerly Whitaker's Bluff) is an unincorporated community in Perry County, Tennessee, United States. Originally known as Whitaker's Bluff, the name was changed to Flatwoods in 1871.[2] It lies along State Route 13 south of the town of Linden, the county seat of Perry County.[3] Its elevation is 676 feet (206 m).[1]

The Dr. Richard Calvin Bromley House or Bromley Hotel in Flat Woods is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Built between 1909 and 1911, it housed the residence and medical office of Dr. Richard Bromley, and was later enlarged to provide accommodations for hunters and other travelers.[4]

In 1957, filming for the movie Natchez Trace took place in Flat Woods. The film was a fictional account of the life of John Murrell, a bandit and slave trader who operated in the region in the early 1800s, and is now believed lost.[5][6]

References

1. "Flat Woods, Tennessee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 16, 2008.
2. James, Glenda (March 30, 2022). "Flatwoods: History of Flatwoods Christian Church, Part 2, Roof Calamity; Farmer's Valley Folks Move over Hill". The Buffalo River Review. No. 52, Vol. 46.
3. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '06. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2006, p. 94.
4. Flatwoods, Perry County Chamber of Commerce website, accessed February 16, 2008
5. Carter, Jane (August 11, 1957). "Yup! Biggest Day for a Sleepy Town". The Tennessean. p. 11. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "1957: When Hollywood Came to Flatwoods". Perry County: It's Just Our Nature (2022-23 ed.). 2022. p. 9. Retrieved June 1, 2022.