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Welcome to New Flanders ...

New Flanders is located in Lafayette Parish<1>.

New Flanders is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for New Flanders: 337

Communities near New Flanders ...

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

  • Lafayette
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • New Iberia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Broussard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Abbeville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Carencro
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Scott
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Rayne
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Martinville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • 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 New Flanders. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Flanders.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Flanders ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Lafayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around New Flanders - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.