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>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Flanders, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1834.

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.

• Mastic Beach
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastic Beach
  • Mastic Beach is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mastic Beach <4>
• Southampton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southampton
  • Southampton is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,313 people
  • Southampton has also been known as:
  • Southampton village
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southampton <4>
• Sag Harbor
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sag Harbor
  • Sag Harbor is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,292 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sag Harbor <4>
• Greenport
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenport
  • Greenport is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenport <4>
• Bellport
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 our Gazetteer entry for Bellport
  • Bellport is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellport <4>
• Westhampton Beach
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • 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 our Gazetteer entry for Westhampton Beach
  • Westhampton Beach is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westhampton Beach <4>
• Quogue
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quogue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quogue
  • Quogue is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quogue <4>
• North Haven
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Haven
  • North Haven is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
• Shoreham
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoreham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreham
  • Shoreham is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shoreham <4>
• Sagaponack
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagaponack
  • Sagaponack is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sagaponack <4>

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 we've found for Flanders was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Flanders post office opened in 1834.

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 Suffolk County: www.co.suffolk.ny.us/

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