Flatlands was a local service district in Addington Parish, Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada.

[1] The Duncan family of Aberdeen, Scotland were the original settlers of Flatlands and Campbellton.

[citation needed] In 1866 Flatlands was a farming and lumbering settlement with approximately 27 resident families.

[2] In 1898 Flatlands was a station on the Intercolonial Railway and had one post office, three stores, a shingle mill, a church and a population of about 400.

[3][4] Route 11 is the major highway running through the community, with a posted speed limit of 80 km/h.