Welcome to Flanders ...

Flanders is located in Lafayette Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Flanders, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Flanders is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Flanders lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Flanders: 337

Communities Also Named Flanders ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Flanders - they are located in Alabama, Connecticut (3), Georgia, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ontario, Quebec and Texas.

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

Communities near Flanders ...

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

• Lafayette
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
  • Lafayette is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 126,535 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lafayette <3>
• New Iberia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Iberia
  • New Iberia is located in Iberia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,032 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Iberia <3>
• Broussard
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broussard
  • Broussard is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broussard <3>
• Abbeville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeville
  • Abbeville is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,927 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abbeville <3>
• Carencro
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carencro
  • Carencro is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carencro <3>
• Scott
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
  • Scott is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,787 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scott <3>
• Breaux Bridge
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breaux Bridge
  • Breaux Bridge is located in Saint Martin Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,047 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breaux Bridge <3>
• Rayne
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayne
  • Rayne is located in Acadia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,983 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rayne <3>
• Saint Martinville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martinville
  • Saint Martinville is located in Saint Martin Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Martinville <3>
• Kaplan
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaplan
  • Kaplan is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kaplan <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Flanders ...

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

Adding Flanders to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Flanders in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Flanders was on a map titled Map of Louisiana (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Flanders in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southern States.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Flanders.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/