Welcome to Fleet ...

Fleet is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fleet, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

Fleet is 2,020 feet [616 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Fleet: 276

Communities Also Named Fleet ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Fleet: This one is located in Washington County and the other is located in Norfolk City.

Beyond Virginia, there are 4 communities that are also named Fleet - they are located in Alberta, Kentucky and South Carolina.

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.

• Abingdon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Abingdon is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,856 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Abingdon
  • From Fleet to Abingdon
• Marion
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Marion is located in Smyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,555 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <3>
• Saltville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Saltville is located in Smyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,895 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saltville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Saltville
  • From Fleet to Saltville
• Chilhowie
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Chilhowie is located in Smyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowie
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chilhowie <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Chilhowie
  • From Fleet to Chilhowie
• Damascus
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Damascus is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 775 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Damascus <3>
• Trout Dale
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Trout Dale is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Dale
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trout Dale <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Trout Dale
  • From Fleet to Trout Dale
• Clinchburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Clinchburg is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchburg
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Clinchburg
  • From Fleet to Clinchburg
• Friendship
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Friendship is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Friendship
  • From Fleet to Friendship
• Loves Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Loves Mill is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Mill
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Loves Mill
  • From Fleet to Loves Mill
• Lodi
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lodi is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lodi
  • From Fleet to Lodi

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Fleet, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 (so far) for Fleet was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Fleet post office opened in 1898. The Fleet post office closed in 1926.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fleet.