Welcome to Flanders ...
Flanders is located in Morris County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Flanders, you might consider that their post office opened in 1822.
Flanders is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Flanders lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Flanders: 973 & 862<3>
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, Louisiana, Michigan, 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.
- Summit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Summit is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,812 people
- Morristown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Morristown is located in Morris County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,229 people
- Morristown has also been known as:
- New Hanover
- West Hanover
- Dover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Hackettstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackettstown
- Hackettstown is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
- Boonton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonton
- Boonton is located in Morris County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,878 people
- Newton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Clinton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clinton is located in Hunterdon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,675 people
- Naughright
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naughright
- Naughright is located in Morris County
- Hacklebarney
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hacklebarney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacklebarney
- Hacklebarney is located in Morris County
- Mine Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 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 Flanders was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Flanders post office opened in 1822.
We also found Flanders in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
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 Morris County: www.co.morris.nj.us/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.nj.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Morris, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Flanders - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 973 code has been Overlayed with the 862 area code. New phone numbers in the Flanders area will be assigned with one of these codes: 973 or 862. As a result, placing a call in the Flanders area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |