Welcome to Flagtown ...

Flagtown is located in Somerset County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Flagtown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1911.

Flagtown is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Flagtown: 908

Communities Also Named Flagtown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Flagtown - it's located in North Carolina.

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

Communities near Flagtown ...

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

• New Brunswick
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brunswick
  • New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 people
• Plainfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
  • Plainfield is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
• Lambertville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambertville
  • Lambertville is located in Hunterdon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,790 people
• Clinton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Hunterdon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,675 people
• New Hope
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
  • New Hope is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Hope <3>
• Harlingen
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlingen
  • Harlingen is located in Somerset County
• Blackwells Mills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blackwells Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwells Mills
  • Blackwells Mills is located in Somerset County
• Finderne
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finderne
  • Finderne is located in Somerset County
• Pleasant Run
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
  • Pleasant Run is located in Hunterdon County
• Skillman
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skillman
  • Skillman is located in Somerset County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Flagtown ...

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

Adding Flagtown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Flagtown 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 Flagtown was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Flagtown on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Flagtown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Somerset County: www.co.somerset.nj.us/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.nj.gov/