Welcome to Flanders ...

Flanders is located in Morris County<1>.

The location of Flanders has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Flanders, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Flanders is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Flanders: (973) & (862)<4>

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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Dover is located in Morris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,619 people
• 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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,977 people
• 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: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hacklebarney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacklebarney
  • Hacklebarney is located in Morris County
• Waterloo Village ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo Village
  • Waterloo Village is located in Sussex County
  • Waterloo Village has also been known as:
  • Waterloo

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 book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Flanders in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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.state.nj.us/