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Welcome to Fletcher ...

Fletcher is located in Marlboro County<1>.

Fletcher is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Fletcher: 843 & 854<3>

Communities Also Named Fletcher ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 29 communities that are also named Fletcher - they are located in Arkansas, California, Florida (2), Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada (2), North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Fletcher ...

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

  • Laurinburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockingham
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Bennettsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hamlet
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hamlet is located in Richmond County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamlet <4>
  • Cheraw
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Cheraw is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheraw
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,554 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheraw <4>
  • Maxton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Maxton is located in Robeson County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,332 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maxton <4>
  • McColl
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Dobbins Heights
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Dobbins Heights is located in Richmond County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Heights
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
  • Wagram
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Wagram is located in Scotland County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagram
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wagram <4>
  • Clio
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Clio is located in Marlboro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clio <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fletcher ...

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

Adding Fletcher to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fletcher.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Marlboro, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fletcher - 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 Fletcher area will be assigned with one of these codes: 843 or 854. As a result, placing a call in the Fletcher 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.