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Welcome to Flingsville ...

Flingsville is located in Grant County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Flingsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

Flingsville is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Flingsville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Flingsville: (859)

Communities near Flingsville ...

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

  • Florence
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Independence
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
    • Independence is located in Kenton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,903 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <4>
  • Erlanger
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Alexandria
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Edgewood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Elsmere
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elsmere have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmere
    • Elsmere is located in Kenton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,646 people
  • Fort Mitchell
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Highland Heights
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Heights
    • Highland Heights is located in Campbell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,037 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland Heights <4>
  • Taylor Mill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Mill
    • Taylor Mill is located in Kenton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,820 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor Mill <4>
  • Cold Spring
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
    • Cold Spring is located in Campbell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,628 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cold Spring <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Flingsville ...

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

Adding Flingsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Flingsville 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 Flingsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Flingsville post office opened in 1876.

We also found Flingsville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Flingsville.

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

The official website for Grant County: www.grantco.org/

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Grant, 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 Flingsville - 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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