Welcome to Fletcher ...
Fletcher is located in Mineral County<1>.
The location of Fletcher has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Fletcher, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.
Fletcher is 6,110 feet [1,862 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Fletcher is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Fletcher lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The telephone area code for Fletcher: (775)
Communities Also Named Fletcher ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Nevada communities named Fletcher: This one is located in Mineral County and the other is located in Esmeralda County.
Beyond Nevada, there are 29 communities that are also named Fletcher - they are located in Arkansas, California, Florida (2), Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington (2) and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fletcher.
Communities near Fletcher ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fletcher.
- Aurora ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Aurora is located in Mineral County
- Del Monte ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Esmeralda ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Bodie ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodie
- Bodie is located in Mono County (CA)
- Chinatown ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinatown
- Chinatown is located in Mono County (CA)
- Masonic ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Chemung Mine ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chemung Mine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemung Mine
- Chemung Mine is located in Mono County (CA)
- Wichman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wichman
- Wichman is located in Lyon County
- Babbitt
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbitt
- Babbitt is located in Mineral County
- Hawthorne
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
- Hawthorne is located in Mineral County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawthorne <5>
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 Fletcher. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fletcher.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fletcher. 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 Fletcher.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fletcher. See our Newspapers Page for Fletcher.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fletcher ...
Looking for more information about Fletcher? 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 Fletcher, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fletcher.
Adding Fletcher to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Fletcher 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 Fletcher was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Fletcher post office opened in 1883.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Fletcher.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fletcher. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Mineral, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fletcher - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |