The settlement that became the Town of Flora was established in October of 1827 when John and Sarah Flora and their son, Abraham, arrived by covered wagon. John had traveled many times from his native Virginia to this area of Indiana to hunt and trap and had decided to make his home there.

The family had stopped at a spring where the Flora Community building now stands. Sarah insisted on staying at that spot, John had agreed to a temporary stay. They lived by the spring for 48 years, and raised a family of eight children. John's younger brother, Jacob, also settled there. All of the local Floras are descendants of these two men.

Eventually, the land was surveyed and settlers were able to purchase property. The 280 acres that John Flora purchased is the ground upon which Flora was built. Farmers with names such as Overholser, Replogle and Harter came to till the land. Many of their descendants still live in the area