Welcome to Flanders ...

Flanders is located in Suffolk County<1>.

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

Flanders is near sea level<3>.

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

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 Jersey, 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.

• Brookhaven
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
  • Brookhaven lies 18 miles [29 km]<4> to the west of Flanders.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 479,883 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Brookhaven
• Southampton
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southampton
  • Southampton lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<4> to the east of Flanders.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,549 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southampton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Southampton
• Riverhead
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverhead
  • Riverhead lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<4> to the northwest of Flanders.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,434 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverhead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Riverhead
• Mastic Beach
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastic Beach
  • Mastic Beach lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<4> to the southwest of Flanders.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Mastic Beach
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mastic Beach<5>
• Southampton
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southampton
  • Southampton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<4> to the east of Flanders.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,313 people
  • Southampton has also been known as:
  • Southampton village
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Southampton
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southampton<5>
• Shelter Island
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelter Island
  • Shelter Island lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<4> to the northeast of Flanders.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,419 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelter Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Shelter Island
• Sag Harbor
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sag Harbor
  • Sag Harbor lies 18 miles [29 km]<4> to the northeast of Flanders.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,292 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Sag Harbor
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sag Harbor<5>
• Greenport
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenport
  • Greenport lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<4> to the northeast of Flanders.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,261 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Greenport
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenport<5>
• Bellport
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellport
  • Bellport lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<4> to the southwest of Flanders.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Bellport
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellport<5>
• Westhampton Beach
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhampton Beach
  • Westhampton Beach lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<4> to the south of Flanders.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westhampton Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Westhampton Beach
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westhampton Beach<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 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Flanders, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 that we've found for Flanders was the Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details about the above, 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 Suffolk County: www.co.suffolk.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/