Welcome to Flag ...

So far, we found very little information about Flag. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Flag to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Flag, please Contact Us.

Flag was located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Flag would have been located within present day Taney County<2>.

The location of Flag has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Flag, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Flag is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Flag was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Flag still existed, it would have been in the (417) area code.

Communities Also Named Flag ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Flag - they are located in Arkansas and Ohio.

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

Communities near Flag ...

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

• Branson
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branson
  • Branson is located in Taney County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Branson <5>
• Hollister
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister
  • Hollister is located in Taney County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,607 people
• Green Forest
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Forest
  • Green Forest is located in Carroll County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Forest <5>
• Forsyth
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsyth
  • Forsyth is located in Taney County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,560 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forsyth <5>
• Kimberling City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimberling City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberling City
  • Kimberling City is located in Stone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kimberling City <5>
• Merriam Woods
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merriam Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam Woods
  • Merriam Woods is located in Taney County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,859 people
• Reeds Spring
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reeds Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Spring
  • Reeds Spring is located in Stone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reeds Spring <5>
• Rockaway Beach
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockaway Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockaway Beach
  • Rockaway Beach is located in Taney County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockaway Beach <5>
• Bull Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bull Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Creek
  • Bull Creek is located in Taney County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
• Indian Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Point
  • Indian Point is located in Stone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 530 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Point <5>

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

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

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

Adding Flag to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Flag 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 Flag was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Flag post office opened in 1900.

We also found Flag on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Flag.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Taney County: www.co.taney.mo.us/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/