Welcome to Flint ...

Flint is located in Owyhee County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Flint, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1913.

When the people of Flint refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Flintite<3>

Flint is 5,400 feet [1,646 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Flint is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Flint lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Flint: (208) & (986)<5>

Communities Also Named Flint ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 27 communities that are also named Flint - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky (2), Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri (2), Montana, New York (3), North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Texas, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Flint ...

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

• Jordan Valley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordan Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Valley
  • Jordan Valley is located in Malheur County (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jordan Valley <6>
• Silver City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
  • Silver City is located in Owyhee County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver City <6>
• Empire City ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Empire City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire City
  • Empire City is located in Owyhee County
• De Lamar ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Lamar
  • De Lamar is located in Owyhee County
• Cliffs
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs
  • Cliffs is located in Owyhee County
• Oreana
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreana
  • Oreana is located in Owyhee County
• Murphy
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
  • Murphy is located in Owyhee County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murphy <6>
• Danner ‑ Historic
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danner
  • Danner is located in Malheur County (OR)
• Swan Falls
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Falls
  • Swan Falls is located in Ada County
• Walters Ferry
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Ferry
  • Walters Ferry is located in Canyon County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Flint ...

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

Adding Flint to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Flint 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 Flint was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Flint post office opened in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Flint.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Owyhee County: www.owyheecounty.net/

The official website for State of Idaho: https://idaho.gov/