Welcome to Fitler ...

Fitler is located in Issaquena County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fitler, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.

Fitler is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Fitler ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Fitler - it's located in Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Fitler ...

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

• Lake Providence
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake Providence is located in East Carroll Parish (LA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Providence
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Providence <3>
• Rolling Fork
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Rolling Fork is located in Sharkey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Fork
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolling Fork <3>
• Mayersville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Mayersville is located in Issaquena County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayersville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
• Cary
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Cary is located in Sharkey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
• Onward
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Onward is located in Sharkey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
• Blanton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Blanton is located in Sharkey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
• Issaquena
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Issaquena is located in Sharkey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Issaquena
• Tallula
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Tallula is located in Issaquena County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallula
• Smedes
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Smedes is located in Sharkey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedes
• Transylvania
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Transylvania is located in East Carroll Parish (LA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transylvania
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Transylvania <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fitler ...

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

Adding Fitler to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fitler 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 (so far) for Fitler was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Fitler post office opened in 1901. The Fitler post office closed in 1976.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fitler.