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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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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 may 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)
- Madison
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Madison is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,924 people
- East River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- East River is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- North Madison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Madison is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Madison
- Guilford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Guilford is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- 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)
- Stony Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stony Creek is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- North Branford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Branford is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,066 people
- Pine Orchard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pine Orchard is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
- Branford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Branford is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,736 people
- 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)
- Oronoque
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Oronoque is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronoque
- Shelton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Shelton is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,957 people
- Huntington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Huntington is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Stratford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Stratford is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51,660 people
- Stratford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- White Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- White Hills is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hills
- Nichols
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Nichols is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
- East Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- East Village is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Stevenson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- 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)
- Marlborough is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
- 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)
- Taylor Town is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Town
- Terramuggus
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Terramuggus is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terramuggus
- Berlin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Berlin is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- 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)
- Rocky Hill is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,037 people
- Marion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- 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)
- Clinton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,881 people
- Killingworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Killingworth
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Killingworth is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killingworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,340 people
- Grove Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Grove Beach is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Beach
- Westbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Westbrook is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
- 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)
- Deep River is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
- 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)
- Little City is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little City
- Chester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chester is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,175 people
- Centerbrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- 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)
- Hamburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hamburg is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Lyme
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lyme is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyme
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,304 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyme <2>
- Sterling City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sterling City is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling City
- Old Lyme
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Old Lyme is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Lyme
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,280 people
- Lyme
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lyme is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyme
- South Lyme
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- East Lyme
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- East Lyme is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lyme
- 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)
- Westchester is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westchester
- Chesterfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chesterfield is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- 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)
- Hebron is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,480 people
- Turnerville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Turnerville is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnerville
- Gilead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Gilead is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Hebron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gay City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gay City is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay City
- Columbia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Columbia is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- 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)
- Greenport
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Southold
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dering Harbor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dering Harbor is located in Suffolk County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dering Harbor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11 people
- Orient
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Peconic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shelter Island Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shelter Island Heights is located in Suffolk County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelter Island Heights
- Westmoreland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Westmoreland is located in Suffolk County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmoreland
- Cutchogue
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mattituck
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Orient Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Orient Point is located in Suffolk County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient Point
- Shelter Island
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Flanders, see our County-by-County Page for 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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Flanders - one of the links might be able to help.
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)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Southwest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alderbrook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hammonasset Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nut Plains Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Side Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Summer Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Indian River Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- West Side Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (444 more) ...
- Pine Orchard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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)
- East River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- East River is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- Guilford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Clinton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Madison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Madison is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Madison
- Killingworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Leetes Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leetes Island is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leetes Island
- Sachem Head
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sachem Head is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sachem Head
- Grove Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Grove Beach is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Beach
- Winthrop
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Winthrop is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
- North Guilford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Guilford is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Guilford
- Stony Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stony Creek is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Westbrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Branford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pine Orchard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pine Orchard is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
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.
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]<4>. 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 professional and volunteer websites 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:
- Websites specific to Connecticut
- Pages specific to New Haven County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fairfield County
- Hartford County
- Middlesex County
- New London County
- Tolland County
- Suffolk County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Connecticut
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Flanders) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |