Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Fleta (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Fleta. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Fleta is located in Montgomery County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Montgomery County: Autauga, Bullock, Crenshaw, Elmore, Lowndes, Macon & Pike.
Below are the counties that are near Fleta. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fleta:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Fleta)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fleta, with the one closest to Fleta listed first.
- Ada
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ada is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Pintlala
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pintlala is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pintlala
- Former name for Pintlala:
- Colquitt
- Red Level
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Red Level is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Ramer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lapine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lapine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
- Hope Hull
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Grady
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- English Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- English Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Catoma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Catoma is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoma
- Young Forte Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Young Forte Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Forte Village
- Stone's
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Stone's is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone's
- Pike Road
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Center Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Center Point is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Autauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fleta, with the one closest to Fleta listed first.
- Prattville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Melmar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Melmar is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melmar
- Millbrook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Autaugaville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Autaugaville is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autaugaville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
- Booth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Booth is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- Jones Bluff Dam
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Bluff Dam is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Bluff Dam
- Bullock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fleta, with the one closest to Fleta listed first.
- Mitchell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mitchell is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Fitzpatrick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Fitzpatrick is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzpatrick
- Butler County
- Greenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Crenshaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fleta, with the one closest to Fleta listed first.
- Highland Home
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Honoraville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Honoraville is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honoraville
- Petrey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Petrey is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Vernledge
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Vernledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernledge
- Cherokee Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cherokee Village is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Rutledge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rutledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Luverne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Vidette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Vidette is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Social Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Social Town is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Town
- Elmore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fleta, with the one closest to Fleta listed first.
- Prattville Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Prattville Junction is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville Junction
- Fusihatchi ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fusihatchi is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fusihatchi
- Coosada
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Robinson Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Robinson Springs is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Springs
- Blue Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Blue Ridge is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Elmore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ware
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ware is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Wetumpka
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lowndes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fleta, with the one closest to Fleta listed first.
- Davenport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Davenport is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Sandy Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Letohatchee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Letohatchee is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letohatchee
- Hayneville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fort Deposit
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burkville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Burkville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkville
- Lowndesboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mosses
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mosses is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosses
- Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
- Gordonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Gordonville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- White Hall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- White Hall is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
- Bragg's
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bragg's is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg's
- Petronia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Petronia is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petronia
- Collirene
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Collirene is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collirene
- Macon County
- Tysonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tysonville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tysonville
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fleta, with the one closest to Fleta listed first.
- Kent
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kent is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Ansley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ansley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
- Orion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Orion is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Wingard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wingard is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingard
- Meeksville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Meeksville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeksville
- Youngblood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Youngblood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Needmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Needmore is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Goshen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hallsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hallsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- McClure Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- McClure Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Town
- Linwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Linwood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Troy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fleta, see our County-by-County Page for Fleta.
Cemeteries Near Fleta ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fleta.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Fleta - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fleta covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fleta, with the one closest to Fleta listed first.
- Ganey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ball Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- New Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mosleys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sprague Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sharp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sankey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Murrell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Armstrong Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (314 more) ...
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shackelford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jackson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Fleta had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fleta, with the one closest to Fleta listed first.
- Mount Carmel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Carmel is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Sellers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sellers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
- Ada
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ada is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Strata
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Strata is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strata
- Le Grand
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Le Grand is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Grand
- Naftel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Naftel is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naftel
- Tharin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tharin is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tharin
- Sandy Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Ramer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Letohatchee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Letohatchee is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letohatchee
- Snowdoun
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Snowdoun is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowdoun
- Highland Home
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Lapine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lapine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
- Hope Hull
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Grady
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fleta. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fleta.
Newspapers Published in Fleta ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fleta.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fleta, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fleta.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Fleta:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Autauga County
- Bullock County
- Butler County
- Crenshaw County
- Elmore County
- Lowndes County
- Macon County
- Pike County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fleta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fleta) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |