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Welcome to Fleta ...

Fleta is located in Montgomery County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fleta, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Fleta is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Fleta lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Fleta: 334

Communities Also Named Fleta ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Fleta - they are located in California and Kansas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fleta.

Communities near Fleta ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fleta.

  • Montgomery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Pike Road
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Fort Deposit
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Mosses
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosses
    • Mosses is located in Lowndes County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
  • Hayneville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Lowndesboro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Petrey
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petrey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrey
    • Petrey is located in Crenshaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
  • Ada
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
    • Ada is located in Montgomery County
  • Davenport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davenport have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
    • Davenport is located in Lowndes County
  • Pintlala
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pintlala
    • Pintlala is located in Montgomery County
    • Former name for Pintlala:
    • Colquitt

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 Fleta. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fleta.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fleta. 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 Fleta.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fleta. See our Newspapers Page for Fleta.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fleta ...

Looking for more information about Fleta? 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 Fleta, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fleta.

Adding Fleta to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fleta 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 Fleta was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Fleta on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fleta.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fleta - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.