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Welcome to Flint ...

Flint is located in Owyhee County<1>.

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<2>

Flint is 5,400 feet [1,646 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude 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<4>

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)
  • Silver City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Empire City ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Empire City is located in Owyhee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire City
  • De Lamar ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • De Lamar is located in Owyhee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Lamar
  • Sheaville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Sheaville is located in Malheur County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheaville
  • Cliffs
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cliffs is located in Owyhee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs
  • Oreana
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Oreana is located in Owyhee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreana
  • Murphy
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Danner ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Danner is located in Malheur County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danner
  • Swan Falls
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Swan Falls is located in Ada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Falls

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 (so far) for Flint was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Flint post office opened in 1913. The Flint post office closed in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Flint.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Owyhee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Flint refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Flint may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Flint - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 208 code has been Overlayed with the 986 area code. New phone numbers in the Flint area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Flint area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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