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Welcome to Fleenors ...

Fleenors is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fleenors, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

Fleenors is 1,970 feet [600 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Fleenors: 276

Communities near Fleenors ...

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

  • Collingwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bristol
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Bristol is located in Sullivan County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,142 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <3>
  • Bristol
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Cross
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Cross is located in Sullivan County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
    • Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
  • Mill Point
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Mill Point is located in Sullivan County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
    • Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
  • Bloomingdale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
  • Winchester
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Winchester is located in Johnson County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
    • Estimated population in 2014: 8,547 people
  • Abingdon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Abingdon is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,856 people
  • Harrtown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Harrtown is located in Sullivan County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrtown
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,365 people
  • Lebanon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fleenors ...

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

Adding Fleenors to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fleenors 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 Fleenors was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Fleenors post office opened in 1888. The Fleenors post office closed in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fleenors.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fleenors - 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/