Welcome to Flushing ...

Flushing is located in Queens County<1>.

Flushing was established in 1645.

Flushing is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Flushing ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Flushing - they are located in Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Flushing ...

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

• New York
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
  • New York is located in Kings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to New York
  • From Flushing to New York
• Bronx
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronx
  • Bronx is located in Bronx County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,385,108 people
  • Bronx has also been known as:
  • Bronx
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronx <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bronx
  • From Flushing to Bronx
• Newark
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Essex County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Newark
  • From Flushing to Newark
• Jersey City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
  • Jersey City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Jersey City
  • From Flushing to Jersey City
• Yonkers
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
  • Yonkers is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,040 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yonkers <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Yonkers
  • From Flushing to Yonkers
• Clifton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Clifton is located in Passaic County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Clifton
  • From Flushing to Clifton
• New Rochelle
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rochelle
  • New Rochelle is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Rochelle <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to New Rochelle
  • From Flushing to New Rochelle
• Passaic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
  • Passaic is located in Passaic County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Passaic
  • From Flushing to Passaic
• Union City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Union City
  • From Flushing to Union City
• Mount Vernon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,775 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mount Vernon
  • From Flushing to Mount Vernon

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Flushing. Our list includes 8 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Flushing.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Flushing ...

Looking for more information about Flushing? 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 Flushing, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Flushing.

Adding Flushing to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Flushing 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 Flushing was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

X2X - From that list, the Flushing post office opened in 1826.

We also found Flushing in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Flushing.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Flushing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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