It is situated within the survey area of Flushing Charter Township, but is administratively autonomous.

Water power potential was a significant determinant for the selection of the settlement areas throughout the nineteenth century.

In addition to its water power, the area around Flushing was also well suited to agricultural pursuits.

Charles Seymour Sr., former resident of Flushing, Long Island, subsequently named the new community after the village in New York State.

[8] Evidence suggesting that the second battle of Skull Island was fought in Flushing, including mass burial mounds, were found along the Flint river near the Bailey farm; now the present day Flushing Valley Golf Club.

[9][10][11] In 1835, Charles Seymour Sr. from New York state came to the Flushing area after purchasing land there.

223 F. & A. M., was chartered by the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Michigan.

In 1878, the Haas engine was instrument in containing a major fire in the business district to just a saloon and hotel.

Headed by John Ashley, the Toledo and Ann Arbor Railroad connected Flushing to Durand and Saginaw.

A railroad engine crossed the Flint river for the first time to Hart & Clark mill on February 7, 1889.

[18] The line is currently owned by Huron and Eastern Railway, while the restored 1888 depot is now the Flushing Area Museum and Cultural Center.

March 25, 1895 vote passes 215 to 30 for $20,000 bond to build a water works system and electric light plant.

Electricity was installed and ready for use on Nov 15, 1895, along with streetlights on Main St. By January 1897 there were 1600 incandescent lamps in the village.

The pool was built with money donated to the City from the will of Max Dealton Tucker who was born in Flushing.

[21] A book by Edmund G. Love titled The Situation in Flushing was published September 1, 1965.

[27] On January 15, 2020, District 2 councilwoman Karianne Martus resigned due to her new job at the Flint Farmers Market.

[28] With no decision of the council to fill the vacancy, three more councilors resigned at the beginning of the Covid Pandemic citing "discord".

Councilmen Dan Fralick, Eric Johnson, Dane Miller and councilwoman Danielle Smith were each elected to four year terms.

[31] The City of Flushing Police Department provides police coverage 24 hours a day with Chief, Detective and fourteen (14) patrol officers including a fulltime school resource officer for city elementary schools.

Since 1954, Flushing is also home to Saint Robert Catholic School for Pre-K through 8th grade.

The Flint River flows in a northerly direction along the southern and western portions of the city and continues north bisecting Flushing Township.

As a result, the valley is characterized by dense woodlots containing many varieties of trees and providing scenic and natural settings for the area.

82 structures located on 22.4 acres of land create the district with commercial buildings reflecting ornate Italianate and early twentieth century styles constructed between 1850 and 1918 and residences exhibiting a wide variety of Greek Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, and Bungaloid styles and their vernacular derivatives built from 1850 to 1932.

Properties we added as part of the Main Street Historic Commercial District and the Genesee County MRA (Multiple Resource Area).

[40][41] The Waste Water Treatment Plant is undergoing a 5.25 million upgrade which began inn 2022 and is expected to be completed July 2023.

Pollution along the Flint river were once a problem but have vastly improved since the 1950s and 1960s after the Clean Water Act was enacted.