Welcome to Flora ...

Flora is located in Benson County<1>.

The location of Flora has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Flora, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Flora is 1,570 feet [479 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Flora lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Flora: (701)

Communities Also Named Flora ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Flora - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (2), Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas (3), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Flora.

Communities near Flora ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Flora.

• Maddock
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maddock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddock
  • Maddock is located in Benson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maddock <4>
• Minnewaukan
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnewaukan
  • Minnewaukan is located in Benson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minnewaukan <4>
• Sheyenne
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheyenne
  • Sheyenne is located in Eddy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheyenne <4>
• Oberon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oberon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oberon
  • Oberon is located in Benson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oberon <4>
• Esmond
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Esmond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmond
  • Esmond is located in Benson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Esmond <4>
• Brinsmade
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brinsmade have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinsmade
  • Brinsmade is located in Benson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brinsmade <4>
• Hamberg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamberg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamberg
  • Hamberg is located in Wells County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamberg <4>
• Isabel
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabel
  • Isabel is located in Benson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Isabel <4>
• Bremen
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
  • Bremen is located in Wells County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bremen <4>
• Fort Totten
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Totten
  • Fort Totten is located in Benson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Totten <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Flora. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Flora.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Flora. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Flora.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Flora. See our Newspapers Page for Flora.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Flora ...

Looking for more information about Flora? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Flora, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Flora.

Adding Flora to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Flora in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Flora was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Flora post office opened in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Flora.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Flora. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/