Welcome to Fleming ...

The city of Fleming is located in Ray County<1>.

The location of Fleming has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fleming, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Fleming has a population of 129 people<3> (see below for details).

Fleming is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Fleming had an population of 129 people. This is an increase of 0.78% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 5.74% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Fleming had a population of 128 people. This makes Fleming the county's 12th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 128 people, the population of Fleming increased 4.92% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 122 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Fleming.

Communities Also Named Fleming ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Fleming - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, Colorado, Florida, Georgia (2), Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Fleming ...

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

• Blue Springs
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
  • Blue Springs is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Springs <5>
• Liberty
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Liberty is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <5>
• Grain Valley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grain Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grain Valley
  • Grain Valley is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grain Valley <5>
• Excelsior Springs
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Excelsior Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior Springs
  • Excelsior Springs is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Excelsior Springs <5>
• Oak Grove
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Oak Grove is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,437 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Grove <5>
• Richmond
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Ray County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <5>
• Odessa
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odessa
  • Odessa is located in Lafayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,295 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odessa <5>
• Higginsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville
  • Higginsville is located in Lafayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,653 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Higginsville <5>
• Lexington
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Lafayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <5>
• Buckner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner
  • Buckner is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,010 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckner <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 Fleming. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fleming.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fleming ...

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

Adding Fleming to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fleming 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 Fleming was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Fleming post office opened in 1888.

We also found Fleming in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fleming.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fleming. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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