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Welcome to Fort Flagler ...

Fort Flagler is located in Jefferson County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Fort Flagler, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

A typical abbreviation for Fort Flagler: Ft. Flagler

Fort Flagler is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Fort Flagler lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Fort Flagler lies within the (360) area code.

Communities near Fort Flagler ...

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

  • Oak Harbor
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Port Townsend
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sequim
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Stanwood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Coupeville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Langley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Greenbank
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Irondale ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irondale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
    • Irondale is located in Jefferson County
  • Port Hadlock - Irondale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Port Hadlock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)

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 Fort Flagler. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Flagler.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fort Flagler. 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 Fort Flagler.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Flagler ...

Looking for more information about Fort Flagler? 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 Fort Flagler, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fort Flagler.

Adding Fort Flagler to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fort Flagler in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

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

From that list, the Fort Flagler post office opened in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fort Flagler.

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fort Flagler - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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