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Welcome to Fleming ...

Fleming is located

Fleming is located in Comanche County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fleming, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.

Fleming is 1,300 feet [396 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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, Missouri, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan 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.

  • Comanche
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Gustine
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Blanket
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Energy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Priddy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Ararat ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Ararat is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
  • Pottsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Proctor
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Wilson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Wilson is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
  • Comyn
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Comyn is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comyn

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 the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Fleming was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Fleming post office opened in 1880. The Fleming post office closed in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fleming.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Comanche, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fleming - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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