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Welcome to Fleetwood ...

Fleetwood is located in Jefferson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fleetwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

Fleetwood is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Fleetwood: 580

Communities Also Named Fleetwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Fleetwood - they are located in Alabama (2), British Columbia, Georgia (2), New York, North Carolina, Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Fleetwood ...

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

  • Nocona
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Ryan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ryan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
    • Ryan is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ryan <3>
  • Terral
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terral have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terral
    • Terral is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terral <3>
  • Sugden
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugden
    • Sugden is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
  • Belcherville ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belcherville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcherville
    • Belcherville is located in Montague County (TX)
  • Hynds City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hynds City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynds City
    • Hynds City is located in Montague County (TX)
  • Ringgold
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Oscar
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Rowland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Grady
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fleetwood ...

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

Adding Fleetwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fleetwood 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 Fleetwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Fleetwood post office opened in 1885.

We also found Fleetwood on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fleetwood.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fleetwood - 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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/