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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Flanders. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Flanders to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Flanders, please Contact Us.

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Flanders (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Flanders. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Flanders is historic, it would have been located within present day New Haven County.

To see how the shape of Connecticut's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of New Haven County: Fairfield, Hartford, Litchfield & Middlesex.

Below are the counties that are near Flanders. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Flanders:

  • New Haven County     (The home county of Flanders)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Flanders, with the one closest to Flanders listed first.
    • Madison
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Madison is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <3>
    • Madison
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Madison is located in New Haven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,924 people
    • North Madison
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Madison
      • North Madison is located in New Haven County
    • Guilford
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guilford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
      • Guilford is located in New Haven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,043 people
    • Guilford
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • North Branford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Branford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branford
      • North Branford is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Branford <3>
    • Stony Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
      • Stony Creek is located in New Haven County
    • North Branford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Branford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branford
      • North Branford is located in New Haven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,066 people
    • Pine Orchard
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
      • Pine Orchard is located in New Haven County
    • Branford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branford
      • Branford is located in New Haven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,736 people
    • Northford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Branford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Fairfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Flanders, with the one closest to Flanders listed first.
    • Shelton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton
      • Shelton is located in Fairfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,957 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelton <3>
    • Oronoque
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oronoque have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronoque
      • Oronoque is located in Fairfield County
    • Shelton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton
      • Shelton is located in Fairfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,957 people
    • Huntington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
      • Huntington is located in Fairfield County
    • Stratford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stratford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
      • Stratford is located in Fairfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,660 people
    • Stratford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Nichols
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
      • Nichols is located in Fairfield County
    • East Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
      • East Village is located in Fairfield County
    • Stevenson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stevenson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson
      • Stevenson is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stevenson <3>
  • Hartford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Flanders, with the one closest to Flanders listed first.
    • East Berlin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Berlin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Marlborough
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlborough have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
      • Marlborough is located in Hartford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,303 people
    • Marlborough
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Taylor Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Town
      • Taylor Town is located in Hartford County
    • Terramuggus
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terramuggus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terramuggus
      • Terramuggus is located in Hartford County
    • Berlin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
      • Berlin is located in Hartford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,390 people
    • Milldale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Kensington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Rocky Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
      • Rocky Hill is located in Hartford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,037 people
    • Marion
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
      • Marion is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <3>
    • Plantsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Middlesex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Flanders, with the one closest to Flanders listed first.
    • Clinton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Clinton is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,881 people
    • Killingworth
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killingworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killingworth
      • Killingworth is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Killingworth <3>
    • Clinton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Clinton is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <3>
    • Killingworth
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killingworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killingworth
      • Killingworth is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,340 people
    • Westbrook
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
      • Westbrook is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,842 people
    • Westbrook
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Deep River
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
      • Deep River is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,419 people
    • Ivoryton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Little City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little City
      • Little City is located in Middlesex County
    • Chester
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
      • Chester is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,175 people
    • Centerbrook
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Chester
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • New London County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Flanders, with the one closest to Flanders listed first.
    • Hadlyme
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Old Lyme
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Lyme have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Lyme
      • Old Lyme is located in New London County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Lyme <3>
    • Hamburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
      • Hamburg is located in New London County
    • Lyme
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyme have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyme
      • Lyme is located in New London County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,304 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyme <3>
    • Sterling City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterling City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling City
      • Sterling City is located in New London County
    • Old Lyme
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Lyme have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Lyme
      • Old Lyme is located in New London County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,280 people
    • Lyme
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lyme. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyme
      • Lyme is located in New London County
    • South Lyme
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Lyme have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lyme
      • South Lyme is located in New London County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Lyme <3>
    • East Lyme
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Lyme have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lyme
      • East Lyme is located in New London County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,525 people
    • East Lyme
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Westchester
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westchester
      • Westchester is located in New London County
    • Chesterfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
      • Chesterfield is located in New London County
  • Tolland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Flanders, with the one closest to Flanders listed first.
    • Amston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hebron
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
      • Hebron is located in Tolland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,480 people
    • Turnerville ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Turnerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnerville
      • Turnerville is located in Tolland County
    • Gilead
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
      • Gilead is located in Tolland County
    • Hebron
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Gay City ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gay City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay City
      • Gay City is located in Tolland County
    • Columbia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
      • Columbia is located in Tolland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,355 people
  • Suffolk County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Flanders, with the one closest to Flanders listed first.
    • East Marion
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Marion
      • East Marion is located in Suffolk County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Marion <3>
    • Greenport
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Southold
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southold have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southold
      • Southold is located in Suffolk County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southold <3>
    • Dering Harbor
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dering Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dering Harbor
      • Dering Harbor is located in Suffolk County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11 people
    • Orient
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orient have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient
      • Orient is located in Suffolk County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orient <3>
    • Peconic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peconic have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peconic
      • Peconic is located in Suffolk County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peconic <3>
    • Shelter Island Heights
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelter Island Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelter Island Heights
      • Shelter Island Heights is located in Suffolk County (NY)
    • Westmoreland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmoreland
      • Westmoreland is located in Suffolk County (NY)
    • Cutchogue
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cutchogue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutchogue
      • Cutchogue is located in Suffolk County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cutchogue <3>
    • Mattituck
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Orient Point
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient Point
      • Orient Point is located in Suffolk County (NY)
    • Shelter Island
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelter Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelter Island
      • Shelter Island is located in Suffolk County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelter Island <3>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Flanders, see our County-by-County Page for Flanders.

Newspapers Published in Flanders ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 189 newspapers that have been published in the area around Flanders.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Flanders, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Flanders.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Flanders:

Cemeteries Near Flanders ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Flanders.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Flanders covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Flanders, with the one closest to Flanders listed first.

  • West Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Westside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westside Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
  • Southwest Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Southwest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Southwest Cemetery
  • Alderbrook Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alderbrook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alderbrook Cemetery
  • Hammonasset Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hammonasset Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hammonasset Cemetery
  • Nut Plains Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nut Plains Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nut Plains Cemetery
  • West Side Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Side Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Side Cemetery
  • Summer Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Summer Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summer Hill Cemetery
  • Indian River Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • West Side Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Side Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Side Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
  • Continue List   (442 more) ...
    • Pine Orchard Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Orchard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Orchard Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

While we didn't find Flanders in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Flanders.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Flanders, with the one closest to Flanders listed first.

  • Madison
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
    • Madison is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <3>
  • East River
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
    • East River is located in New Haven County
  • Guilford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Clinton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
    • Clinton is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <3>
  • North Madison
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Madison
    • North Madison is located in New Haven County
  • Killingworth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killingworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killingworth
    • Killingworth is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Killingworth <3>
  • Leetes Island
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leetes Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leetes Island
    • Leetes Island is located in New Haven County
  • Sachem Head
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sachem Head have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sachem Head
    • Sachem Head is located in New Haven County
  • Grove Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Beach
    • Grove Beach is located in Middlesex County
  • Winthrop
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winthrop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
    • Winthrop is located in Middlesex County
  • North Guilford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Guilford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Guilford
    • North Guilford is located in New Haven County
  • Stony Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
    • Stony Creek is located in New Haven County
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    • Westbrook
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • North Branford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Branford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branford
      • North Branford is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Branford <3>
    • Pine Orchard
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
      • Pine Orchard is located in New Haven County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Flanders. See our List of 1890's Communities around Flanders.

The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Flanders, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Flanders) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Flanders. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3032, Longitude: -72.6037       In this case, the coordinates for Flanders have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.




 

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