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Welcome to Flint ...

Flint is located in Ulster County<1>.

When the people of Flint refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Flintite<2>

Flint is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Flint: 845 & 329<4>

Communities Also Named Flint ...

While we believe that this Flint is located in Ulster County, we know of another 2 New York communities named Flint. Those communities are located in the following counties: Oneida and Ontario County.

Beyond New York, there are 27 communities that are also named Flint - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky (2), Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri (2), Montana, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Texas, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia (2).

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

Websites for Flint ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.ulsterchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Flint, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Flint ...

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

  • Poughkeepsie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Middletown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Newburgh
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Beacon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Beacon is located in Dutchess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,930 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beacon <5>
  • Woodbury
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Woodbury is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,058 people
  • New Paltz
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Walden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Washingtonville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Wappingers Falls
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Goshen
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Flint ...

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

Adding Flint to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Flint 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 (so far) for Flint was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Flint.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Ulster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Flint refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Flint may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Flint - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 845 code has been Overlayed with the 329 area code. New phone numbers in the Flint area will be assigned with one of these codes: 845 or 329. As a result, placing a call in the Flint area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.