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Welcome to Flaming ...

Flaming is located in Norman County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Flaming, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

Flaming is 1,130 feet [344 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Flaming: 218

Communities near Flaming ...

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

  • Ada
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Ada is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ada <3>
  • Mahnomen
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Fertile
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Twin Valley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Twin Valley is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Valley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
  • Erskine
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Winger
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Gary
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Mentor
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Beltrami
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Beltrami is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beltrami
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
  • Bejou
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Flaming ...

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

Adding Flaming to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Flaming 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 Flaming was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Flaming post office opened in 1902. The Flaming post office closed in 1919.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Flaming.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Norman, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Flaming - 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.
<4>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/