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Welcome to Fleet ...

Fleet is located in Florence County<1>.

Fleet is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Fleet lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Fleet: 843 & 854<3>

Communities Also Named Fleet ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Fleet - they are located in Alberta, Kentucky and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Fleet ...

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

  • Lake City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Marion
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Johnsonville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Pamplico
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Aynor
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Scranton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Coward
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Hemingway
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Stuckey
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stuckey have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuckey
    • Stuckey is located in Williamsburg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
  • Gresham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fleet ...

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

Adding Fleet to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fleet 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 Fleet was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fleet.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Florence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fleet - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 843 code has been Overlayed with the 854 area code. New phone numbers in the Fleet area will be assigned with one of these codes: 843 or 854. As a result, placing a call in the Fleet area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.